The Emperor's Carpet, second half 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 299 in. (759.5 cm), Textiles-Rugs, One of the finest products of the Safavid court ateliers, this carpet once adorned the summer residence of the Habsburg emperors. The main field balances a sophisticated net of floral scrolls, large composite palmettes, cloud bands, buds, and blossoms with a myriad of real and fictional animals—dragons and Chinese antelope, lion and buffalo, tigers and leopards, ducks and pheasants
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