India

Rug

Late 15th/early 16th century
Wool and silk, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Spanish (single-warp) knots"
167.6 × 121.9 cm (66 × 48 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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