Sanguszko safavid carpet late 16th or early 17th century.
Carpet 16th century persia safavid 1550 1600.
The court of gayumars.
The pile in these areas was replaced by a purple brown wool in early twentieth century restorations.
The anhalt medallion carpet dubbed the anhalt carpet after a former german princely owner this magnificent yellow ground carpet has survived in remarkable condition apart from its areas of black wool pile which have been almost completely eroded away by a corrosive dye.
Asymmetrically knotted pile dimensions.
Miho museum of art.
The most expensive carpet in the world is a 17th century persian vase style carpet afshar collection which was sold in june 2013 in an london auction for 33 8m.
14 40 718 carpet object name.
Arts and humanities.
Paradise in miniature the court of kayumars part 2.
Introduction to the court carpets of the ottoman safavid and mughal empires.
Approximately 323 by 280 cm.
Wool pile on cotton wool and silk foundation.
This transformed isfahan into a central outpost for persian rug production in fact one of the most recognized persian carpets in the world the ardabil carpet came from one of isfahan s 16th century studios as did the record breaking sickle leaf carpet that sold at auction in 2013.
Safavid art is the art of the persian safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1722 in present day iran and caucasia.
Many of the archetypal persian carpet designs originated here.
Bequest of benjamin altman 1913 accession number.
Its construction required four years.
This is the currently selected item.
The source of one notable garden motif the royal garden of kashan still has flowing spring water and has been well preserved since the 16th century.
The arts of the safavid period show a far more unitary development than in any other period of iranian art.
An early safavid carpet fragment north west persia.
It was a high point for the art of the book and architecture.
Carpet safavid 16th century iran probably kashan depicts animals some invented and of chinese origin silk 94 7 8 x 70 metropolitan museum of art carpets intended for religious settings like the ardabil carpet display non figural decoration such as scrolling vines flower motifs calligraphy and shamsas sunbursts.
As a result examples associated with these.
15 000 25 000 gbp.
Cotton warp and weft wool pile.
The carpet of wonder in the sultan qaboos grand mosque in muscat in the sultanate of oman measures 4 343 square metres 46 750 square feet.
First half 16th century.
604 x 322 cm.
This royal garden was built by the above mentioned shah abbas the principal monarch of the safavid dynasty.
