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Niche Rug
Title	Niche Rug label QS:Len,"Niche Rug"
Object type	textile artwork
Description	The carpet has a central niche is in the form of a mihrab, with decorative side-columns and a hanging mosque lamp and was very probably hung on a wall, perhaps in the women's quarters of a palace ... See full description on web site.
Date	late 16th or early 17th century
Medium	wool and cotton pile on a silk and wool foundation
Collection	Khalili Collections    Native name The Khalili Collections Location United Kingdom Coordinates 51° 30′ 39.83″ N, 0° 08′ 25.11″ W   Website www.khalilicollections.org  Authority file : Q63160499 institution QS:P195,Q63160499
Accession number	TXT 0198 (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art)
Place of creation	Istanbul, Turkey, or Ottoman Cairo, Egypt
References	https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-niche-rug-txt198/ (English)

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