ca. 1600
Town Ahmadabad,
India
India
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Fragment
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumSilk; satin weave with weft-patterned and warp-patterned stripes
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SizeTextile: L. 67 11/16 in. (172 cm) W. 43 11/16 in. (111 cm) Mount: L. 72 5/8 in. (184.5 cm) W. 49 in. (124.5 cm) D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
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Geography detailsProbably made in
Town Ahmadabad,
India -
Country today
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Dateca. 1600
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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A substantial body of textiles, of which some have only recently come to light, can be tentatively assigned to one of the imperial workshops established by the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1550–1605) during the late sixteenth century. Although similar in material, color, and structure, these textiles have highly varied patterns. This example has friezes of striding Rajput warriors and riders framed above and below by joined borders featuring lotus medallions.