Publication Date
19051322-1323 AH
Publication Place
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Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Subject
Wool: knot
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
طول: 297 سم عرض: 209 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
FBQ.HH.392
Record ID
object;EPM;qt;Mus22;3;ar
Library Location
Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Date
19051322-1323 AH
Notes
This double-sided rug is decorated with floral and geometric shapes and verses from the Qur’an and poetry in Persian and Arabic. Qajar carpets are characterized by many pictorial decorations. Also, weavers from the Iranian city of Kerman have mastered a rare technique of making double-sided carpets. Just like two different sides of the same coin, the carpet displays two different themes: heaven and earth. While one side depicts an illustrated garden with figures of flowers, doves and peacocks symbolizing heaven, the other side shows a medallion in the middle with peonies, tulips and lotuses. Persian carpets have long been popular because their decorative context includes political and social themes recorded within the woven threads of the carpet as a means of conveying stories and anecdotes. The characteristic of making these carpets still exists to this day as a “testimony of cultural identity” for Iran.
Sample Text
Sarah Schroeder “Rug” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus22;3;ar
