Carpet with a Compartment Design
Object type: Carpet
Department: Islamic Art
Date: first half 16th century
Medium: Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Rug: H. 196 in. (497.8 cm)
         W. 134 in. (340.4 cm)
Tube: H. 146 in. (370.8 cm)

Weight: 79 lbs. (198 lbs. rolled on  tube.  tube is 119 lbs. empty) 
           Diam. 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Geography: Made in    Iran  
Credit line: Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1910
Accession year: 1910
Tags: Ducks|Dragons|Phoenix