AMICA ID:
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BMFA.66.293
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Name:
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Mirak, Aqa
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Creator Role:
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designers
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Note:
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Probably designed by
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Aqa Mirak
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Creator Name:
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Sultan Muhammad
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Creator Role:
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designers
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Persian
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Note:
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Probably designed by
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Sultan Muhammad
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Title:
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Hunting carpet
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View:
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Alternate View
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Creation Date:
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about 1530
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Creation Start Date:
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1520
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Creation End Date:
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1540
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Materials and Techniques:
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Silk warp, silk weft, silk knotted pile (asymmetrical knot), supplementary pattern weft of metallic yarns
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Style or Period:
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Safavid
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Creation Place:
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Iran
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Dimensions:
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480.1 x 225 cm (189 x 88 9/16 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Owner Location:
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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ID Number:
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66.293
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Credit Line:
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Gift of John Goelet, Centennial Purchase Fund, and restricted funds
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Rights:
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Context:
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Probably from the royal looms of Shah Tahmasp
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Context - Date:
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ruled Persia 1524-1576
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Context - Person:
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Shah Tahmasp (patron)
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Context - Place:
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Persia
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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BMFA.136-36.TIF
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