Carpet From The Funerary Mosque
The great mosque or masjid e jameh of isfahan.
Carpet from the funerary mosque. Jan 20 2013 theenlightenedphilistine. Ink and color on paper 11 7 8. Figure 13 28 maqsud of kashan carpet from the funerary mosque of shaykh safi al din ardabil iran 1540. Folio from a qur an.
Basin baptistère de saint louis bahram gur fights the karg horned wolf introduction to the court carpets of the ottoman safavid and mughal empires. X 8 5 8 artist. The design is of a central sunburst medallion surrounded by 16 pendants. The motif may represent the inside of a dome.
Leaves and flowers cover the. There are two mosque lamps on either side. The ardabil carpet or ardebil carpet is the name of two different famous persian carpets the largest and best known now in the victoria and albert museum in london originally there were two presumably identical carpets and the london carpet as restored and reconstructed in the 19th century uses sections from both. Victoria albert museum london.
Why ardebil carpet was woven one of the main sights of ardabil city in northwestern iran is the shrine of sheikh safi al din ardebili who died in 1334. This is the currently selected item. What decoration is on the carpet from the funerary mosque and what did it symbolize. Carpet from the funerary mosque of shaykh safi al din ardabil iran 1540.
Knotted pile of wool and silk 34 6 x 17 7. Folio 52 verso of the bustan of sultan husayn maygara from heart afghanistan. Maqsud of kashan carpet from the funerary mosque of shaykh safi al din ardabil iran 1540 commonly referred to as the ardabil carpet this carpets purchase by the.