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Object name: carpet / rug, fragment
Title: Carpet with Spiralling Scrolls and Animals (fragment), Spiral tendrils and animals (descriptive title)
Production:
execution: anonymous, Herat, mid 16th century

Material: silk (chain <jewelry>), silk (weft), wool (Flor)
Technique: asymmetrical knot
Measurements:
height: 181 cm
width: 135 cm

Inventory number: OR 311
Acquisition: assumption (1907)
Associated object:
Fotografie eines persischen Teppich-Fragments aus dem MAK – Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst / Gegenwartskunst (KI 7772-4)

Description: Herat, already an important center of court art during the Timurid Dynasty in the 15th century, is repeatedly mentioned as a major site of carpet production. However, it is not yet clear whether the MAK Collection’s six exemplars actually originate from there or from the south of the country. Stylistically, these high-quality pieces are closely oriented to the art of the Timurid period. The well-known, finely designed fragment consists of the lower left corner of a once over seven-meter-long carpet with vine scrolls and fighting animals. Filled with dainty and bold tendrils, the expressive, white-grounded border can be found quite frequently in this carpet group.
Department: Textiles and Carpets Collection
Collection: textiles and carpets collection, Handelsmuseum
Exhibitions:
MAK-Schausammlung Teppiche (2014-2023), MAK – Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst / Gegenwartskunst, 09/04/2014 to 08/01/2023
KNOTS symmetric_asymmetric. The MAK's Historical Oriental Carpets and Film Inserts of the Present, MAK – Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst / Gegenwartskunst, 11/12/2002 to 23/03/2003
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