A silk woven, patterned lampas. Ground of 2:1 twill, Z direction. The pattern is creating using lance effect of the supplementary wefts. The design is floral with leaves floating over the fabric. The pattern is bound on the front by the binding warp in a 1:2 twill in the Z direction over 1/3 of the [double] warp ends. The fragment has selvedge on one side.
Warp
1) ground
silk, x-ply, slight S, double [with occasional singles?]
aqua
app. 66 (double) ends cm
2) binding
silk, x- ply, STA
olive green
Ratio 3:1
Weft
Ratio 1:1:1
1) ground
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
olive green
app. 36 picks cm
2) supplementary lance
a) silk, x-ply, STA
cream/gold
b) silk, x-ply, S twist, thick
navy blue