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Safavid Hunting Carpet (c. 1522–1525), Kunsthistorisches Museum

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A Safavid imperial hunting carpet (shekargh), c. 1522–1525, Kashan or Tabriz, Iran. Silk pile with metallic thread; ~740 x 360 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Depicts a royal hunting scene — one of the earliest dated Safavid figural carpets.

Scholarly Significance

Introduce Safavid royal carpet tradition with the Hunting Carpet — Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Notes

·Depicts mounted hunters pursuing lions, leopards, deer, and birds amid scrolling arabesque vegetation.
·Entered Habsburg collections as a diplomatic gift; in Kunsthistorisches Museum since the 19th century.