Publication Date
974-973 AH / 1566 AD
Publication Place
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Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Subject
Silk, metallic threads, wool, cotton; Terry woven fabric.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع:164.4 العرض:110.7
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
CA.82.2010
Record ID
object;EPM;qt;Mus21;12;ar
Library Location
Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Date
974-973 AH / 1566 AD
Notes
Made of silk pile on a reeded ground with metallic threads, this prayer rug is part of a fine collection of Safavid Persian mihrab rugs. Most of the carpets preserved from this collection were intended to be presented as diplomatic gifts from the Safavid court to the Ottoman court. The Persian verses that adorn the edges of the carpet are written in Nasta'liq script and include the name of Sultan Murad. It is most likely that what is meant here is the Ottoman Sultan Murad III (r. 982-1003 AH / 1574-1595 AD).
Sample Text
Simone Struth “Rug” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;12;ar
