Para-Mamluk Rug

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Para-Mamluk Rug

15th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkmen

Para-Mamluk carpets were probably made in Anatolia, in workshops founded by craftsmen trained in the Mamluk carpet traditions of Egypt. They share some Mamluk details in their design, most notably rows of small trees and plants arranged around a central octagon.

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Object Details

Title:

Para-Mamluk Rug

Date:

15th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Turkmen

Medium:

Wool and goat hair(?)

Dimensions:

71 1/2 x 54 1/2 in. (181.6 x 138.4 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

Accession Number:

1955-65-2

Geography:

Probably made in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, Iran, Asia or made in northern Iraq, Iraq, Asia or made in northern Syria, Syria, Asia

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