Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds, late 16th–early 17th century, Probably made in present-day Pakistan, Lahore, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 328 in. (833.1 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This carpet, with its pictorial depiction of trees, birds, and animals, is conceived like a textile with a repeat design in which each unit reverses the direction of the preceding one. The ibexes, Chinese mythological beasts called qilins, and animals in combat, are derived from Safavid Persian art, as is the border design of cartouches and star-shaped medallions with cloud bands
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Carpet, Palm Trees, Ibexes, Birds, late 16th–early 17th century, present-day Pakistan, Lahore, Cotton, warp, weft, wool, pile, asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug, L, 328, 833.1 cm, Textiles-Rugs, carpet, pictorial depiction, trees, birds, animals, conceived, textile, repeat design, unit reverses, direction, preceding, ibexes, Chinese mythological, beasts, qilins, combat, derived, Safavid Persian, art, border, cartouches, star-shaped medallions, cloud bands
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