-Wool carpet, woven by ten people, probably men; although women also did weaving in this period -The importance of the location and the size of the project indicate that men were entrusted with its execution.
--The medallion in the center of the carpet may represent the inside of a dome with 16 pendants -Mosque lamps hang from two of the pendants; because one lamp is smaller than the other, the lamp is placed further away so that appears the same size as the smaller one; some suggest that this is a deliberate flaw to reflect that God alone is perfect. -Inscription: “Except for thy threshold, there is no refuge for men in all the world. Except for Kashani,” and the date, 946, in the Muslim calendar -World’s oldest dated carpet
-Prayer carpet used at a pilgrimage site of a Sulfi saint -Huge carpet, one of a matching pair, from the funerary mosque of Shkayik Aafial-Din; probably made when the shrine was enlarged. The companion carpet is in the L.A. country museum of art.
Context
-Technique: a wool pile of 5300 knots per 10 cm. sq; allows for great detail.