EditorialOriental carpet, prayer rug, made of knotted wool. In the midfield a terra-red mihrab with a pointed serrated top in which an inverted oil can hangs. Two columns that end in flowers. Around three edges, with the middle, widest, decorated with lotuses a...
EditorialMandala of Chandra, God of the Moon, early Malla period, late 14th?early 15th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on cloth, Overall: 16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, The center of this mandala depicts the moon god Chandra flanked b...
EditorialPrayer Rug, late 16th century, Attributed to Egypt or Turkey, Silk, wool, Rug: H. 71 in. (180.34 cm), Textiles-Rugs, The Ottoman workshops produced a great variety of carpet designs that usually employed a group of familiar elements, consisting of natu...