Old Herati Mosque (size approximate)
Miami University Art Museum - 2007-09-07
| ID# 1401 | Date: 1995 | -:- | Size 32 x 55 inches
(81 X140 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 14 h X 12 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Horsemen War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| This blue Herati rug features a menagerie of animals. Three medallion shapes with peacocks and flowers inside are present and running down the center of the main field. Towards the center of the rugs are four crowned horsemen atop their curiously proportioned horses. In each corner of the rug are collections of animals (maybe a leopard, dog, and one smaller animal). The negative space is filled with flowers, plants, arrows, and other geometric shapes. Flowers border the main field. |
| Wool: Very soft. | Sheen: Very shiny and lustrous | Handle: Maximum flop. | Selvedge: Tightly braided black goat hair with excellent coverage |
| Fringe: Reduced kilim, persian closure with white cotton thread | Pile: 6mm | Warp: Short naturally colored 2S wool | Weft: Double black cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:none | |||
