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Preview image of work. blue cotton wefts on cotton foundation,  Sarouk Prayer Rug 3800

1954.11

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Sarouk Prayer Rug

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Artist

Artist Unidentified (Persian)

Title

Sarouk Prayer Rug

Creation Date

1875-1900

Century

late 19th century

Dimensions

82 1/8 in. x 52 1/16 in. (208.6 cm x 132.24 cm)

Object Type

textile/natural fiber

Creation Place

Asia, Iran

Medium and Support

blue cotton wefts on cotton foundation

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Susan Dwight Bliss

Copyright

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Accession Number

1954.11

Object Description

fawn field with cusped arch beneath sapphire blue floral spandrels, the field woven with a slender flowering tree and symmetrical branches upon which are perched six pairs of birds, upon the ground are white water buffalo attacked by lions; greenish blue border of birds, and leaf-shaped plaquettes alternating with floral plants

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