Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460

Although Mamluk Cairo fell to the Ottomans in 1517, the city continued to be a major center for artistic production. Using the same materials and techniques as earlier Mamluk carpets, Ottoman court carpets such as this were produced in Egypt for export, primarily to the Ottoman court in Istanbul. The immense scale of this carpet's drawing suggests it once formed part of an even larger carpet.

Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile

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Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile

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