EditorialWall arm with back plate with the arms of the Spiegel family, The back plate is shaped like a shield with a broad edge of one another and behind each other along curling volutes, some smooth, decorated with leaves, others with a structure of rows of sp...
EditorialReed Mat, first half 10th century, Attributed to present-day Israel, Tiberias, Hemp (warp), straw (weft); weft faced plain weave, brocaded, Rug: L. 63 3/8 in. (161 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Woven mats were commonly used throughout the Middle East as floor co...
EditorialReed Mat, first half 10th century, Attributed to present-day Israel, Tiberias, Hemp (warp), straw (weft); weft faced plain weave, brocaded, Rug: L. 63 3/8 in. (161 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Woven mats were commonly used throughout the Middle East as floor co...
EditorialThe 'Simonetti' Carpet, ca. 1500, Attributed to Egypt, probably Cairo, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 353 in. (896.6 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Named the 'Simonetti' carpet after a former owner, this majestic weaving is amon...
EditorialCarpet, ca. 1800, Attributed to Turkey, Wool, cotton, and metallic silver thread, 64 3/16 x 163 3/8 in. (163 x 415 cm), Textiles-Woven, Flatwoven floor coverings representing a vibrant village and nomadic tradition were produced in a wide swathe of the...