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Lesson 14: TextilesConservation of the Ardabil Carpet: the oldest dated carpet in the world
By the Victoria & Albert Museum. The beautiful Ardabil Carpet is one of the most important objects in the V&A’s Middle Eastern Collection, and the centrepiece of our Jameel Gallery of Islamic art. As the world’s oldest dated carpet, it is incredibly delicate and needs careful preservation.
How is such a large and precious object preserved? Join our Head of Science, Boris Pretzel, and curator of Islamic Collections at Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Moya Carey, to find out how it can be kept in displayable condition over the next 500 years.
Find out more: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-ardabil-carpet. Created by Smarthistory.
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It was mentioned that the V&A museum purchased the carpet. From whom? Could any reasonable case be made for the carpet's being returned to Iran?(1 vote)