Textile Fragment, last quarter 16th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: H. 77 1/2 in. (196.9 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Associated with the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria, Mamluk-style carpets figured significantly in Mediterranean commerce and appear in Venetian paintings from the sixteenth century. The style of these carpets is characterized by medallions surrounded by a variety of smaller geometric motifs, forming a kaleidoscopic appearance
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Textile Fragment, last quarter 16th century, Attributed, Egypt, Cairo, Wool, warp, weft, pile, asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug, H, 77 1/2, 196.9 cm, Textiles-Rugs, Associated, Mamluks, Syria, Mamluk-style carpets figured, significantly, Mediterranean commerce, Venetian paintings, sixteenth, style, carpets, characterized, medallions surrounded, variety, smaller geometric, motifs, forming, kaleidoscopic appearance
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