The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Vase type

Vase type

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Vase type

Object Name:: Carpet
Date:: 17th century
Geography:: Iran, probably Isfahan or Kerman
Medium:: Cotton (warp), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions:: H. left edge: 107in. (271.8cm) H. right edge: 105 1/2in. (268cm) W. TOP: 67 1/2in. (171.5cm) W. BOTTOM: 69in. (175.3cm)
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
Accession Number:: 22.100.76

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