Ancient Egyptian linen fragment from Mostagedda dated 1773 – 1550 BC

A fragment of linen with a plain weave, warp and weft doubled and hard twisted. At irregular intervals there are thick much twisted weft threads in one shed forming pronounced ridges in the fabric. In the thicker bunches of weft, at frequent but irregular intervals, are lumps caused by the bunching up of the weft by the compression and slipping of the warp. The structure is good. Fibre type C.

Ancient Egyptian linen fragment from Mostagedda dated 1773 – 1550 BC

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