Title: Silk Kashan Carpet
Object type: Carpet
Date: second half 16th century
Medium: Silk (warp, weft, and pile), metal wrapped thread; asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Mount Dimensions: L. 105 1/2 in. (268 cm)
         W. 76 1/2 in. (194.3 cm)
Weight in mount: 555 lbs (251.7 kg)
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Geography: Made in probably Kashan   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY