Silk Animal Carpet
Object type: Carpet
Department: Islamic Art
Date: second half 16th century
Medium: Silk (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Rug: L. 94 7/8 in. (241 cm)
         W. 70 1/16 in. (178 cm)
Mount: L. 103 1/4 in. (262.3 cm)
             W. 78 in. (198.1 cm)
             D. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
             Wt. 206 lbs. (93.4 kg)
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Geography: Made in probably Kashan   Iran  
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Animals|Birds|Dragons|Deer|Rams|Tigers|Flowers|Lions