Khurasan Carpet Fragment
Unknown Artist
second half 16th century
Medium
Cotton (warp), silk (weft), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions
Rug: L. 108 11/16 in. (276 cm) W. 31 1/8 in. (79 cm) Mount: H. 112 1/4 in. (285.1 cm) W. 34 5/8 in. (87.9 cm) D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm) Wt. 121 lbs. (54.9 kg)
Classification
Textiles-Rugs
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1991
Accession Number
1991.154
Rights
Public Domain