Carpet

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This wool carpet presents a large border with repeating large blossoms, framing an extensive surface decorated with repeating chintamanis, the pearl-like spots that were popular in the Ottoman court. A circular medallion occupies the center, with a fleur-de-lis like motif at its top and bottom forming a vertical axis. The design of a central medallion and four corner quarter-medallions is thought to have originated in decorative book bindings. While displaying a Turkish design, the technique and materials of this carpet are actually Egyptian—reflecting the presence of Egyptian carpet weavers in sixteenth-century Ottoman workshops.

Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile

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Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile

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