Prayer Rug with Floral and Ornamental Designs

16th century (Early Modern)

127.3 cm 176.5 cm

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During their daily prayers, Muslims traditionally roll out small rugs to cover the ground, creating a ritually clean space for their devotions. Likewise, the floors of mosques, which are places of communal worship, are covered with carpets on which Muslims perform their sequen...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore,1927, by purchase [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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