Carpet Weight

Carpet Weight

Public Domain

Carpet Weight
CultureIndian
Titles
  • Carpet Weight
Datelate 17th–early 18th century
MediumZinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver (bidri ware)
Dimensions5 1/2 × 5 in. diameter (14 × 12.7 cm diameter)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Tony Bradfield and Kevin Black at "One Great Night in November, 2015"
Object number2015.410
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object Type
DescriptionCarpet weights are poetically called mir-i farsh, or “masters of the carpet.” They anchor summer carpets covering the marble floors of Indian palaces or hold in place textile coverings over the cenotaphs in Muslim saints’ tombs. The domed shape recalls architectural domes in the Deccan.
Provenance[Simon Ray Limited, London]; Mohammed Rezai, Houston, 2014; purchased by MFAH, 2015.

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