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Shah Abbas plant-patterned carpet. It contains silk and precious metal threads. This, and the carpet shown in slide 737, were given as a gift to the Doge of Venice by Shah Abbas I
Carpet bearing the coat of arms of Sigismund III of Poland. This king ordered this and other carpets in 1602 for the dowry of his daughter Catherine Constance. It originates from Kashan
Medallion carpet with human figures and hunting scenes. King Sigismund III from Poland bought it, but it was not specially made for him like the one shown in the previous slide (739)
Shah Abbas plant-patterned carpet from the early 17th century
Shah Abbas plant-patterned carpet from the early 17th century
Shah Abbas prayer rug from the early 17th century
One of the so-called "portuguese carpets" from the early 17th century This erroneous definition happened probably because it shows foreigners arriving at a port
Mamluke carpet, sometimes called "Damascus carpet" from the early 16th century
Turkish court carpet with plant design made to cover a table. Mid-16th century
Anatolia, carpet showing the battle of the dragon and the phoenix. Early 16th century
Carpet with tree and stylized animals from the late 14th or early 15th century
Geometric design carpet from the second half of the 16th century
Ushak, medallion carpet from the early 16th century
Flower and animal carpet from the mid-16th century
Medallion carpet, possibly made in the Karabakh workshops in the late 16th century. It combines the tree motif with the medallion motif
Medallion carpet from the first half of the 16th century
Iran Medallion carpet. It has been said that this carpet is "the work of a genius". It has four different decorative themes which, with mathematical precision, form a whole, North-west Iran
Oldest existing example of the garden carpet. It originates from the north-west of Iran
A small mosque between Mecca and Medina
Small mosque near Mecca