Carpet fragment with spiral arabesques and cloud bands

Details

• Title

  Carpet fragment with spiral arabesques and cloud bands

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran › East Azarbaijan › Tabriz (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 16th century

• Material and technique

  wool (pile); wool and cotton foundation; pile dyed and knotted

• Material index

  organic › animal › hair › wool;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed;

  knotted

• Object type

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › carpet

• Dimensions

  40 x 110 cm (length x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 2016.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2016.227

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