Mamluk Carpet, early 16th century, Attributed to probably Egypt, probably Cairo, Wool, (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: H. 84 in. (213.4 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Mamluk style carpets figured significantly in Mediterranean commerce and appear in Venetian paintings as early as the sixteenth century. They are characterized by a central medallion surrounded by a variety of smaller geometric motifs, forming a kaleidoscopic appearance
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Mamluk Carpet, early 16th century, Attributed, Egypt, Cairo, Wool, warp, weft, pile, asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug, H, 84, 213.4 cm, Textiles-Rugs, style, carpets, figured, significantly, Mediterranean commerce, Venetian paintings, early, sixteenth, characterized, central medallion, surrounded, variety, smaller geometric, motifs, forming, kaleidoscopic appearance
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