In a perfectly symmetric masterpiece carpet why are the carpet’s two lanterns asymmetric in shape, size and design? ‘ The lamps shown hanging from the centrepiece (medallion) are of different sizes. Some say that this was done to create a perspective effect.’ (V&A Museum)
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A piano and violin concerto for a Persian carpet; carpets and power
Photo and video, courtesy of YouTube (tumeplais) _ Arabs conquered Iran (then Persia) in 636 AD when the kings of the Sassanian dynasty were in power for over four centuries. When they seized the palace of the Sassanian king in their capital in Ctesiphon (تیسفون), or current Baghdad (بغداد ), they discovered an enormous carpetContinue reading “A piano and violin concerto for a Persian carpet; carpets and power”
Persia; Past & Present 