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Prayer Carpet (Sarouk Style)

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "sehna knots".
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  • A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "sehna knots".

Date:

1875/1900

Artist:

Islamic
Persia (Iran)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Islamic

Title

Prayer Carpet (Sarouk Style)

Place

Persia (Object made in)

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Made 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.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Hans G. Cahen

Reference Number

1984.1332

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