Prayer Carpet
Islamic
19th century
Medium
Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Persian (Sehna) knots"
Dimensions
193.6 × 128.7 cm (76 1/4 × 50 5/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
12304
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...