Textiles
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Textiles
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Published 2019-04-12T12:15:56+00:00
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Brightly coloured carpets would have covered the floors of Ashurbapinal's palace. This stone slab gives us an idea of how they once looked. Part of a doorsill from the throne room, it is carved with intricate patterns that replicate the designs found on hand-woven carpets. Alternating lotus flowers and buds form the outer border. An inner border of rosettes frames a pattern of interlocking circles representing flowers.
North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq
From the 'I am Ashurbapinal' exhibition at The British Museum, 2019
Technical Information
| Date published | 12/04/2019 |
| Complexity | Easy |
More Information
| Title | Textiles |
| Date | 645-640 BC |
| Medium | Gypsum |
| Credit | North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | British Museum |
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