Prayer Carpet (Sarouk Style)
Islamic
1875/1900
Medium
Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "Sehna knots"
Dimensions
198.2 × 132.5 cm (78 × 52 1/8 in.)
Classification
weaving - carpet
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
103298
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...