c. 100 AD
One set of threads is finer than the other. It is possible that this is the ‘button’ from the neck opening of a tunic. The piece of cloth derives from Qumran Cave 1.
TRC 2019.2427
Cloth fragment
Textile Research Centre
Linen
Hand spun (s-spun) and woven (fine open plain weave; 11 x 9 count)