'Lotto' Carpet

Unknown artist

Date: 16th century

Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile

Dimensions: Rug: L. 85 1/2 in. (217.2 cm) W. 51 1/4 in. (130.2 cm) Wt. 19 lbs. (8.6 kg) with cradle

Classification: Textiles-Rugs

Country: Turkey

Rogers Fund, 1908

Met highlight

Date range

1500 – 1599

Largest dimension

217.2 cm

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