Silk carpet
TXT 458
Turkey, Istanbul
first half of the 20th century
Silk foundation, silk knotted pile (symmetrical knots) with silk and gilt-metal wrapped warps
184 x 134.3 cm
Inscription: takbir; four couplets from a qasidah of Manuchehr Damghani; Ayat al-kursi; invocations to God
most likely form the workshop of Zareh Penyamine