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Silk hunting rug
(سجادة صيد حريرية)

Title	Silk hunting rug
Title Original	سجادة صيد حريرية
Publication Date:	The first half of the sixteenth century
Publication Place	- Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK
Subject	Warp: silk, weft: silk, knots: silk, gold and silver foil broche.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	T 8336
Record ID	object;EPM;at;Mus21;46;ar
Library Location	Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK
Date	The first half of the sixteenth century
Notes	Like most of the most valuable rugs in the collection, this Safavid-era silk hunting rug was originally owned by the Imperial House of Austria. According to its precision, shapes and size, it is one of the most famous carpets in the world. It was definitely obtained from the Safavid court, but how it reached the Austrian court is not known in full detail.
Sample Text	"Silk Hunting Rug" from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus21;46;ar

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Silk hunting rug

(سجادة صيد حريرية)

Publication Date The first half of the sixteenth century

Publication Place - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK

Subject Warp: silk, weft: silk, knots: silk, gold and silver foil broche.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID T 8336

Record ID object;EPM;at;Mus21;46;ar

Library Location Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK

Date The first half of the sixteenth century

Notes Like most of the most valuable rugs in the collection, this Safavid-era silk hunting rug was originally owned by the Imperial House of Austria. According to its precision, shapes and size, it is one of the most famous carpets in the world. It was definitely obtained from the Safavid court, but how it reached the Austrian court is not known in full detail.

Sample Text "Silk Hunting Rug" from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus21;46;ar