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The Mezzanine Gallery  >  Kilims and Carpets  
Rug:Byzantium Hand Knotted Rug 4 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.
Rug:Byzantium Hand Knotted Rug 4 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.
ENLARGE
Byzantium Rug
Based on a rug fragment of a wool loop-pile rug, Byzantium, said to be from said to be from Antinopolis (Antinoe, now Sheikh Ibada, Egypt)
Woven 300-500
Rogers Fund, 1931

This carpet is an interpretation of the Museum's rug fragment and is made with modern natural dyes and hand spun wool. It was knotted by hand in central Turkey by skilled artisans using the same technique as has been used for centuries.
Dimensions, 4 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.
Rug sales are final.


Byzantium Rug
99-050015
Price: $3,250.00 each

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