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(سجادة)

Title	rug
Title Original	سجادة
Publication Date:	Late ninth/fifteenth century until the eleventh/seventeenth century
Publication Place	- Victoria and Albert Museum
Subject	Knitted and woven in knots.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول: 229 سم؛ العرض: 168 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	278–1906
Record ID	object;ISL;uk;Mus02;29;ar
Library Location	Victoria and Albert Museum
Date	Late ninth/fifteenth century until the eleventh/seventeenth century
Notes	A fragment of a carpet composed of smaller parts sewn together. Its decoration represents a rare design sometimes known as the “quatrefoil star medallion” pattern, in which the corners of large cross-shaped patterns are tied in knots with smaller rectangular patterns, creating spaces in which horizontal or vertical diamonds are placed. This model is believed to be a predecessor to the model known as the “Ushaq Star” as similar medallions can be seen on carpets decorated with miniatures from 15th century Iran. Other details, such as the connecting knots, the patterns in the corners, and the lattice structure between the medallions, indicate an earlier date and create a sense of continuous composition. There are about 20 carpets currently bearing this pattern, but this carpet is the most preserved example.
Sample Text	Barry Wood “Rug” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus02;29;ar

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(سجادة)

Publication Date Late ninth/fifteenth century until the eleventh/seventeenth century

Publication Place - Victoria and Albert Museum

Subject Knitted and woven in knots.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول: 229 سم؛ العرض: 168 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 278–1906

Record ID object;ISL;uk;Mus02;29;ar

Library Location Victoria and Albert Museum

Date Late ninth/fifteenth century until the eleventh/seventeenth century

Notes A fragment of a carpet composed of smaller parts sewn together. Its decoration represents a rare design sometimes known as the “quatrefoil star medallion” pattern, in which the corners of large cross-shaped patterns are tied in knots with smaller rectangular patterns, creating spaces in which horizontal or vertical diamonds are placed. This model is believed to be a predecessor to the model known as the “Ushaq Star” as similar medallions can be seen on carpets decorated with miniatures from 15th century Iran. Other details, such as the connecting knots, the patterns in the corners, and the lattice structure between the medallions, indicate an earlier date and create a sense of continuous composition. There are about 20 carpets currently bearing this pattern, but this carpet is the most preserved example.

Sample Text Barry Wood “Rug” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus02;29;ar