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Detail of the medallion and field of a silk kilim from Kāshān, Iran, 16th or 17th century; in the Textile Museum, Washington, D.C. Detail of a Persian kilim from Senneh (Sanandaj), Iran, 19th century. A tapestry-woven wool rug, it has an allover identical repeat pattern of bōtehs (leaves with curling tips) in rows. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Full size 1.65 × 1.19 metres.

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Also Known As pileless carpet

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Detail of the medallion and field of a silk kilim from Kāshān, Iran, 16th or 17th century; in the Textile Museum, Washington, D.C.
Detail of a Persian kilim from Senneh (Sanandaj), Iran, 19th century. A tapestry-woven wool rug, it has an allover identical repeat pattern of bōtehs (leaves with curling tips) in rows. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Full size 1.65 × 1.19 metres.
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