Design: Alti Buchek
| Alti Buchek (Hexagon) This design illustrates Shirin receiving a portrait of Husrov, part of an epic love story found in Nizami's Hamza. |
Design: Alti Buchek
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Design: Arzxona Tortmush
This suzanni was woven with a tolken border | Arzxona Tortmush (Courtroom Square) This design is taken from tiles in the courtyard of the Khiva Khan's Old Fortress. |
Design: Arzxona Tortmush
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Design: Bahram Gur
| Bahram Gur The original Timruid manuscript for this rug is now in the Royal Asiatic Collection, London, and can be viewed in their catalogue. |
Design: Benaki
| Benaki This design is named after the only surviving Timurid carpet fragment we know about, currently on exhibit in the Benaki museum in Greece. As there is no border in the original fragment, we have woven it with a number of different classical Timurid borders. |
Design: Bogcha Gul
| Bogcha Gul This design is taken from a door to a large house in the old town. |
Design: Divanbegi
| Divanbegi (Prime Minister) This design comes from the front door to the Prime Minister's Madrassah. |
Design: Divanbegi
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Design: Divanbegi
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Design: Ghuncha Gul
| Ghuncha Gul (Blossom Flower) This design comes from a door found in a madrassah now used by the Red Crescent. |
Design: Ghuncha Gul
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Design: Ghuncha Gul
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Design: Ghuncha Gul
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Design: Ghuncha Gul
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Design: Hon Gul
| Hon Gul This design is from a small ceiling in the Stone Palace. |
Design: Hon Gul
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Design: Humayan
| Humayan This design comes from an earlier Timurid miniature, recording in lavish detail the wedding festivities of Humayan. |
Design: Jacob Bai
| Jacob Bai This design comes from the front door of the Jacob Bai Hoja madrassah, which is now our workshop! |
Design: Kopa Tolken
| Kopa Tolken (Door Waves) The design comes from a carved wooden side door to the main Friday Mosque. |
Design: Mehmon
| Mehmon (Guest) The design is based on a miniature often attributed to Behzad. |
Design: Mongol
| Mongol This miniature depicting the funeral of Alexander the Great precedes the Timurid period and is a mongolian miniature. |
Design: Narda
| Narda (Backgammon) Named after the game backgammon, this design is taken from a classical Timurid miniature. |
Design: Pakhlavan Joy Namaz
| Pakhlavan Joy Namaz (Pakhlavan Mahmud Prayer Rug) This design is taken from tiles found in the main chamber of the Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum. |
Design: Perda Gul
| Perda Gul (Lattice Flower) This design comes from the lattice design found in a door leading to the Khan's harem in the Stone Palace. |
Design: Shah Rukh
| Shah Rukh Tamerlane's son, Shah Rukh, founded the Herati school of miniature painting where this, and many other miniatures were painted. The design demonstrates a masterful use of shape and colour. |
Design: Shirin
| Shirin Named after the heroine of Nizami's Hamza, here Shirin awaits news of her beloved Husrov. The design is classical Timurid. |
Design: Shirin
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Design: Shirin
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Design: Tolken
| Tolken This design is based on tiles found on the walls of the Old Fortress couryard. |
Design: Tortmush Jacob Bai
| Tortmush Jacob Bai (Square Jacob Bai) This design comes from the door to our Carpet Workshop! |
Design: Tosh Gul
| Tosh Gul (Stone Flower) Taken from a door lintel in the Tosh Hovli, Stone Court. It was through this door that the Khan of Khiva was able to secretly visit his harem. |
Design: Ulug Yulduz
| Ulug Yulduz (Big Star) This design comes from tiles found inside the courtyard ayvan of the Stone Palace. |
Design: Ulug Yulduz
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