Ottoman Cairene Medallion Carpet, 16th century. Detroit Institute of Arts

Medium: Wool and cotton on a silk foundation
Dimensions: 86 1/4 x 34 1/2 inches 219 x 87.6 cm H. 7 ' 2-1/4", W. 2' 10-1/2"
Department: Islamic Art
Credit: City of Detroit Purchase
Accession No: 29.233.A

Provenance: O. Agopian & Son, Constantinople, until 1914 S. Kent-Costikyan, until 1929 Sold by the American Art Association, New York, on Janurary 7-9, 1914 Agent to the AAA was S. Kent-Costikyan, on behalf of the 'Attourney in Fact for Foreign Bill-holders of O. Agopian & Son, Frederick C. McLaughlin. All proceeds of the sale passed to Mr. McLaughlin. Exhibited Chicago Exhibition, 1926, no. 37 (then 295-511 cm)