Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon

   
   

Rugrabbit.com contributor, George Fine here shares some images from his recent trip to the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, Portugal.

The Golbenkian Museum has an amazing collection of classical  Persian carpets from the Safavid period and of Islamic art in general. Enjoy!

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Khorosan Persian Portuguese Carpet, Gulbenkian Museum

Khorosan Persian Portuguese Carpet, Gulbenkian MuseumKhorosan Persian Portuguese Carpet, Gulbenkian Museum 
"Portuguese" Carpet, Khorosan, Persia, 17th century  
   
   

Khorosan Persian Portuguese Carpet, Gulbenkian Museum

 

Northwest Persian Safavid Medallion Carpet, Gulbenkian Museum

Northwest Persian Safavid Medallion Carpet, Gulbenkian MuseumNorthwest Persian Safavid Medallion Carpet, Gulbenkian Museum
Medallion Carpet, Northwest Persia Tabriz (?), 16th century 

Grotesque Carpet, Safavid Persia, Tabriz (?) 16th century, silk pile, Gulbenkian Museum

Grotesque Carpet, Safavid Persia, Tabriz (?) 16th century, silk pile, Gulbenkian MuseumGrotesque Carpet, Safavid Persia, Tabriz (?) 16th century, silk pile, Gulbenkian Museum
 Grotesque Carpet, Safavid Persia, Tabriz (?) 16th century, silk pile, 

Esfahan Carpet, Safavid Persia 16th-17th century, Gulbenkian Museum

Sickle-leaf carpet, Persian Kerman (?) 16th-17th century, Gulbenkian Museum

Sickle-leaf carpet, Persian Kerman (?) 16th-17th century, Gulbenkian MuseumSickle-leaf carpet, Persian Kerman (?) 16th-17th century, Gulbenkian Museum
Sickle-leaf carpet, Persian Kerman (?) 16th-17th century 

Vase carpet, Persian Kerman (?) 16th-17th century, Gulbenkian Museum

Vase carpet, Persian Kerman (?) 16th-17th century, Gulbenkian MuseumVase carpet, Persian Kerman (?) 16th-17th century, Gulbenkian Museum
Vase carpet, Persian Kerman (?) 16th-17th century 
central Persian carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbenkian Museumcentral Persian carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbenkian Museumcentral Persian carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbenkian Museum
central Persian carpet, Safavid era, 17th century  

Indian medallion carpet, 17th century, Gulbenkian Museum

Indian medallion carpet, 17th century, Gulbenkian MuseumIndian medallion carpet, 17th century, Gulbenkian MuseumIndian medallion carpet, 17th century, Gulbenkian Museum
Indian medallion carpet, 17th century  
Caucasian Kuba carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbekian MuseumCaucasian Kuba carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbenkian Museum
Caucasian Kuba carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbenkian MuseumCaucasian Kuba carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbenkian Museum
Caucasian Kuba carpet, Safavid era, 17th century 
Caucasian Dragon carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbenkian MuseumCaucasian Dragon carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbenkian MuseumCaucasian Dragon carpet, Safavid era, 17th century, Gulbenkian Museum
 Caucasian Dragon carpet, 17th century  
Safavid Persian velvet textile with silk and metal thread, Gulbenkian museumPersian or Turkish silk and metal thread textileOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon 
     
Ottoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon    
Ottoman velvets       
Ottoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon     
        

Ottoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon

Ottoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon     
        

 

Ottoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, LisbonOttoman silk velvet, Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon
   
Iznik ceramic tiles, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, Gulbenkian MuseumIznik ceramic tiles, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, Gulbenkian MuseumIznik ceramic tiles, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, Gulbenkian Museum  
     
Iznik ceramic tiles, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, Gulbenkian Museum Iznik ceramic tiles, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, Gulbenkian Museum 
    
Iznik ceramic tiles, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, Gulbenkian MuseumIznik ceramic tiles, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, Gulbenkian MuseumIznik ceramic tiles, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, Gulbenkian Museum  
 Iznik ceramics    

 

Persian ceramic vessel, Kashan, circa 12th-13th cen. Gulbenkian MuseumPersian ceramic fragment, Kashan, circa 12th-13th cen. Gulbenkian MuseumPersian ceramic vessel, Kashan, circa 12th-13th cen. Gulbenkian MuseumPersian ceramic vessel, Kashan, circa 12th-13th cen. Gulbenkian Museum 
 Persian ceramics    
Persian mihrab, Kashan, beginning of the 14th century, Gulbenkian MuseumPersian tiles, Kashan, beginning of the 14th century, Gulbenkian MuseumPersian tile, Kashan, beginning of the 14th century, Gulbenkian Museum  
Persian tiles, Kashan, early 14th century    

 

 

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