Carpet, 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile), metal wrapped thread; asymmetricaly knotted thread, brocaded, Rug: L. 63 1/2 in. (161.3 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This prayer rug or sajjadah, identified by its central niche design, the Qur’anic inscriptions in its border, and the names of God in its spandrels, is consistent with a group of carpets thought to have been a diplomatic gift from the Safavid Shah ‘Abbas I to the Ottoman sultan Murad III (r
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