Oriental rugs, antique and modern . he Orientare known. Of the innumerable pieces that were surely woven inCaucasia and Western Turkestan before the end of the XVII Cen-tury, scarcely a vestige can be found. Nor are there many fromthe looms of Syria, though in the days of the Caliphs every mosquewas adorned with magnificent carpets. It is true a few sterling piecesof Saracenic character, that have been ascribed to the region aboutDamascus, still exist. There are also a few rare and beautifulpieces that have come to light in China.* But of the countlessthousands that in almost every country of
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . he Orientare known. Of the innumerable pieces that were surely woven inCaucasia and Western Turkestan before the end of the XVII Cen-tury, scarcely a vestige can be found. Nor are there many fromthe looms of Syria, though in the days of the Caliphs every mosquewas adorned with magnificent carpets. It is true a few sterling piecesof Saracenic character, that have been ascribed to the region aboutDamascus, still exist. There are also a few rare and beautifulpieces that have come to light in China.* But of the countlessthousands that in almost every country of the Orient once coveredfloors of palaces and mosques, representing one of the most refinedarts, now nearly lost, only an insignificant fraction remains. * These will be considered in a later chapter. CHART INDICATING PERIODS WHEN ANTIQUE CARPETS WERE MADE Timurid &Turkomandynasties1396-1502 Shah Ismael 1502-1524 Shah Tamasp 1524-1576 3 Rulers Shah Abbas 1586-1628 I 1500 10203040506070809016001020304050 Nadir Shah 1736-1747.
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