HNAM inv. no Π 9566_b

Some freestanding fragments found among the fragments of the vase HNAM inv. no Π 9566 present a weft-faced tabby. The fragments are preserved without any conservation treatment, which, in normal circumstances, allows for a more detailed macroscopic study. However, this fabric is quite degraded – some fibre bundles appear to have opened and are protruding from the threads, and there are also traces of the degraded blackish fabric on its surface, elements which make the legibility of its technical characteristics quite challenging. The weft is completely covering the much finer warp to the point to hinder measurements and observation of its structure.

Further observation with different stereoscopes is required in order to ascertain the characteristics of this fabric. 

Grave Circle : 
B
Tomb: 
N
Textile ID: 
HNAM inv. no Π 9566_b
Relation to other textiles : 
Bronze vase inv. no 9566
Funerary context: 
Inhumation
Date: 
17th-16th c. BCE
Date of Discovery: 
1953
Museum: 
Hellenic National Archaeological Museum
Excavator: 
Ioannis Papadimitriou
State of conservation: 
Mineralised
Weave: 
Weft-faced tabby
Threads Structure System II: 
S2*z
Threads diameter System II: 
0.35-0.58
Thread count System I: 
14
Thread count System II: 
18
Material System I: 
?
Material System II: 
?
Analyses: 
Macroscopic study
Publication: 
Bronze vase inv. no 9566: Μυλωνάς Γ. 1973 Ο ταφικός κύκλος Β των Μυκηνών, Αθήνα 172, Πιν. 151γ. The textile fragments are not mentioned in the publication.
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