Works of Art (20)
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The "Seley" Carpet, late 16th century, Probably Herat (present-day Afghanistan),
Wool warp, cotton weft, wool pile, asymmetrically knotted pile (1978.550) |
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Anhalt carpet, mid-16th century,
Iran,
Cotton warp, silk weft, wool pile, asymmetrically knotted (46.128) |
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Carpet with pictorial design, late 16th–early 17th century; Mughal, Pakistan (Lahore), Wool pile on cotton foundation (17.190.858) |
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Carpet, early 16th century; Safavid, Iran, Wool pile on silk foundation (10.61.3) |
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Carpet, first half of 17th century; Ottoman, Ushak, Anatolia, Wool warp and weft, wool pile (58.63) |
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Carpet, late 18th century, Caucasus, Turkey, Woolen warp, weft, and pile (1970.302.10) |
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Dragon Carpet, 19th century, Caucasus region, Wool, cotton; plain weave with supplementary-weft embroidery (Soumak) (1971.263.5) |
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The Emperor's Carpet (detail), mid-16th century,
Iran (probably Herat),
Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile), asymmetrically knotted pile (43.121.1) |
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Ensemble, late 19th–early 20th century, Palestinian, Silk, wool, metallic thread (C.I.39.91.14a—f) |
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Fragments of a carpet (detail), ca. 1650; Mughal, Northern India, Kashmir or Lahore, Pashmina wool and silk; pile weave, pashmina wool pile on silk foundatio (14.40.723) |
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Garden carpet, ca. 1800, Iran, Cotton warp and weft, wool pile (67.156) |
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Hanging, 19th century, Iran (Rasht), Wool (10.33.1) |
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Khorasan-type carpet fragment, late 16th or early 17th century; Safavid,
Iran,
Cotton and silk (foundation), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile (2001.54) |
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Kilim, 1774, Ladik, Turkey, Wool, metal thread (62.156) |
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Medallion rug with a field of flowers, 17th century; Safavid, Probably Kirman, Iran, Wool pile on cotton, wool, and silk foundation (1970.302.2) |
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Medallion Ushak carpet, first half of 17th century; Ottoman, Western Anatolia, Ushak region, Wool, about 90 symmetrical knots per square inch (1984.69) |
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Rug with confronted animals, 14th century,
Turkey,
Wool (warp, weft, and pile), symmetrically knotted pile (1990.61) |
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Rug, 18th century, Caucasus, Wool (22.100.118) |
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Rug, 19th century; Ottoman, Western Anatolia, Wool warp, weft, and pile; Gördes (Anatolian) knot, about 42 knots per square inch (1974.149.29) |
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Woven Tapestry Fragment, 8th century; Umayyad, Iran or Iraq, Wool (50.83) |
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Thematic Essays (5)
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