Carpet

Carpet

Early 16th century, Mamluk period (1250–1517)

Accession Number

96623

Medium

Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Persian (Sehna) knots"

Dimensions

788.1 × 462.4 cm (310 1/8 × 182 1/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Edward E. Ayer Fund, Samuel M. Nickerson Fund, The Orientals, and Mrs. John Landreth