Silk carpet, carpet, a so-called polenta carpet, made of knotted silk and embroidered with gold and silver thread. In the midfield a tendril pattern with lotuses transformed into cartouche-like palmettes and various small ornaments. Background has a discontinuous field color, predominantly red, partly green and white. The middle edge is decorated with a pattern of lotuses set in sickle-shaped leaves on a running branch., anonymous, Isfahan, c. 1600, cotton (textile), silk, silver thread, h 362 cm × w 156 cm
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Silk carpet, carpet, polenta carpet, knotted silk, embroidered, gold, black-and-white thread, midfield, tendril pattern, lotuses transformed, cartouche- palmettes, various small ornaments, Background, discontinuous field color, predominantly red, partly green, white, middle edge, decorated, pattern, lotuses set, sickle-shaped leaves, running branch, Isfahan, c, 1600, cotton, textile, silk
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