Title
- Carpet with Spiralling Scrolls and Animals(fragment)
- Spiral tendrils and animals (descriptive title)
Collection
Production
- execution: Anonym, Herat (?), mid 16th century
Subject
Material | Technique
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chain
: silk, - weft: silk,
- Flor: wool,
- asymmetrical knot,
Measurements
- height: 181 cm
- width: 135 cm
Inventory number
- OR 311
Acquisition
- assumption, 1907
Department
- Textiles and Carpets Collection
Description
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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.
See More:
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carpet / rug, Carpet with Spiralling Scrolls and Animals (fragment), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 311
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https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collect/carpet-with-spiralling-scrolls-and-animalsfragment_121280
Last update
- 23.10.2024
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