Five Medallion Carpet

Colors in this work

Artist: Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1500
Medium: Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Rug: L. 353 in. (896.6 cm) W. 94 in. (238.8 cm) Tube: H. 106 in. (269.2 cm) Diam. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Origin: Egypt
Department: Islamic Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #633123 · 34%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #4D1312 · 12%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #63462A · 11%

Weathered Leather · Brown family · #80573A · 10%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #574F33 · 8%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #7A4733 · 6%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #681E1C · 5%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #514136 · 3%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #593D32 · 3%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #956E4C · 3%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #691219 · 2%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3A0807 · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #404E41 · <1%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #534E60 · <1%

Plaster Rose · Pink family · #D0B2AB · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #302B17 · <1%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #5B2B37 · <1%

Scarlet Tempera · Red family · #F33200 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1970

11 tags

Patterns Visual · 99%

The field and borders are covered with repeated medallions, rosettes, floral and vegetal forms, and small geometric units.
Dense Composition Visual · 99%

The composition is densely populated with closely spaced motifs and relatively little unornamented ground.
Symmetrical Visual · 95%

The major medallion compositions are arranged along the rug's longitudinal central axis, with repeated motifs on both sides creating strong bilateral order.
Geometric Visual · 94%

Nested polygons, circles, lobed forms, angular compartments, and other regular shapes are prominent within the medallions and borders.
Earth Tones Visual · 95%

The dominant palette is composed of deep reds, reddish browns, ochres, muted greens, tan, and subdued blue-gray accents.

Pre-20th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The museum dates the carpet to circa 1500, placing it broadly within pre-twentieth-century art.

Natural Fibers Metadata · 99%

The catalog specifies wool for the warp, weft, and pile, with an asymmetrically knotted pile construction; wool is a natural fiber.

Islamic Art and Architecture Metadata · 90%

The museum identifies the object with its Islamic Art department and records its origin as Egypt and date as circa 1500, supporting its placement within Islamic artistic traditions.

Rug Both · 99%

The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the work as a carpet in its Textiles-Rugs classification, and the image clearly shows a large pile-woven rug.
Textile Arts Metadata · 98%

The catalog identifies the object as a textile and records wool warp, weft, and pile made with an asymmetrically knotted pile technique.

Unknown artist. Five Medallion Carpet. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.