Table 1 General technical features of the textiles

From: Facing death: a multidisciplinary analysis of a Romano-Egyptian mummy mask at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

Location

Textile type

Max. size visible

Weave

Thread count/cm

Thread twist direction

Fibre

S1

S2

Main Front Break (MFB)

Textile 1

9 × 5 cm

Tabby, 1/1

10

6

S

Plant

Textile 2

7 × 4 cm

Tabby, 1/1

26

10

S

Plant

Arm

Textile 1

2.5 × 1 cm

Tabby, 1/1

14

8

S

Plant

Back of the head (BH)

Textile 1

1 × 1 cm

Tabby, 1/1

16

8

S

Plant