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Persian · Late 20th Century

The Achemenids

Qom, the youngest of Persia's weaving cities, took up the oldest subject of all: the Achaemenid empire. Persepolis reliefs — processions, standard-bearers, lions — re-drawn in silk at twelve hundred knots to the square inch, around a golden rosette medallion.

A silk Qom at twelve hundred knots to the square inch, its field drawn as an Achaemenid procession — Persepolis reliefs, animals and standard-bearers in vertical registers around a golden rosette medallion.

Persepolis-inspired pictorial registers; central gold rosette medallion; lions and elephants in the lower border. Made by Majid Mohammadi

Size
4′2″ × 2′7″
Style
Persian — Qom
Era
Late 20th Century
Pile
Silk
Foundation
Silk
Weave
Hand-knotted
Dyes
Vegetable dye
Condition
Excellent