Publication Date
The seventeenth century AD
Publication Place
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Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
250 × 318 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
TXT [IND] 10
Record ID
object;EPM;uk;Mus21;39;ar
Library Location
Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date
The seventeenth century AD
Notes
This cloth is a fine example of Indian silk weaving which probably has the widest loom of any known type of Samite. Fabric like this, with a width of more than 3 metres, must have increased the effort and cost of cutting the fabric to the maximum. Aside from the great technical difficulty in weaving a somit of this size, the high quality of the threads, dyes and craftsmanship show that it can only be woven in a controlled production environment in a royal workshop. The fabric of this size must have been used as a fabric for a sofa or a ceiling covering for a reception hall or a chapel in one of the Buddhist temples in Tibet. But this particular example with its abstract decorative rings could have been used as the roof of a royal tent at any Indian court.
Sample Text
“Pavilion with lotus rings” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus21;39;ar
