Carpet From The Funerary Mosque

The great mosque or masjid e jameh of isfahan.

Carpet from the funerary mosque.

This is the currently selected item. Figure 13 30 muhammad ibn al zayn basin baptistère de saint louis from egypt ca. 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. The design is of a central sunburst medallion surrounded by 16 pendants.

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. Folio from a qur an. Folio 52 verso of the bustan of sultan husayn maygara from heart afghanistan.

Carpet from the funerary mosque of shaykh safi al din ardabil iran 1540. Wool and silk 34 x 6 x 17 7 seduction of yusuf. X 8 5 8 artist. 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.

What decoration is on the carpet from the funerary mosque and what did it symbolize. Knotted pile of wool and silk 34 6 x 17 7. Basin baptistère de saint louis bahram gur fights the karg horned wolf introduction to the court carpets of the ottoman safavid and mughal empires. In iran they decorated the mosque floors shrines and houses with valuable carpets and hung them on the walls of houses to keep the houses warm in winter.

Leaves and flowers cover the. Figure 13 28 maqsud of kashan carpet from the funerary mosque of shaykh safi al din ardabil iran 1540. The motif may represent the inside of a dome.