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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1930.214
Title
Prayer Carpet, Kermanshah
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Kirman province
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216813

Physical Descriptions

Medium
wool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and wefts
Dimensions
147.32 x 86.36 cm (58 x 34 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Nettie G. Naumburg
Accession Year
1930
Object Number
1930.214
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This wool pile carpet combines two common rug compositions found in a number of different cultures: the niche or arched opening and the central “tree of life.” Here, the niche is well-defined but does not necessarily indicate use as a prayer carpet, and the “tree of life” is composed of sinuous branches. At the base of the tree are two small deer. Birds and other plants populate the rest of the main field and thick borders.

Verification Level

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