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Overview
A huge Safavid carpet (1539–1540 CE) from Ardabil, among the oldest dated carpets in the world and the most complete in its weaving; it carries a poem by Hafiz and the name of the founder of the workshop, Maqsud Kashani. 1
Impact
It was woven in one knotting with two pairs: the Los Angeles copy and its twin in the Victoria and Albert Museum; it became the standard for judging every Islamic carpet after it. 1
People and things also explored
Arabesque· Girih· Islamic geometric patterns· Mamluk carpets· Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo
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islam.museum contributors. “The Ardabil Carpet”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/ardabil-carpet/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.