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Kashan Silk Carpet
A finely knotted silk carpet with a dense medallion field. The dating rests on structure and palette rather than documentation, and is presented here as an estimate.
- Craft
- Persian carpet
- Region
- Kashan
- Artisan
- Afsaneh Rostami
- Technique
- Knotted pile weaving
- Materials
- Silk pile, cotton foundation
- Dimensions
- 130 × 200 cm
- Weight
- 6 kg
- Date
- Early 20th century, attribution uncertain
Condition
Good; restored selvedge on one long side, minor reweave in a corner
Provenance
Private European collection since the 1970s; earlier history unknown.
Documentation
Condition report by an independent textile conservator. Date given as an estimate; no dye analysis has been carried out.
Documentation is supplied by the seller. Where a claim has not been independently tested, the listing states that. The archive does not certify authenticity.
Care
Follow the preservation guidance for persian carpet in the encyclopedia entry: light, humidity and physical support matter more than cleaning.