The source of carpet comes from the book How to Read - Islamic Carpets, Walter B. Denny, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014 fig.61,62. The five-star-medallion carpet was designed in the early 16th century by Mamluk Sultane of Cairo, Egypt. It is exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art..

The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.7. This rug is from the late 19th century, Kazak region, Caucasus area. The Akstafa design reminds the basic principles of Star Kazaks, with the birds flanking the stars..

The source of carpet comes from the book Orient Star - A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.178. This is an unusual border drawing, medallion carpet design 16th-century carpet from the Konya region, Central Anatolia area, Turkey. A detail in the border drawing i..

This small piece exhibits a forceful design on a small scale in a small area. These kinds of small Turkish yastiks or mats are found which contain an extraordinary amount of power within a very small space. There are diagonal ascending rows of flowers covering the field. Even though the central moti..

This small piece exhibits a forceful design on a small scale in a small area. These kinds of small Turkish yastiks or mats are found which contain an extraordinary amount of power within a very small space. A large octagon medallion in the center is so large that it almost touches the edge of the fi..

This small piece exhibits a forceful design on a small scale in a small area. These kinds of small Turkish yastiks or mats are found which contain an extraordinary amount of power within a very small space. A large octagon medallion in the center is so large that it almost touches the edge of the fi..

This small piece of rug exhibits a forceful design on a small scale in a small area. These kinds of small Turkish yastiks or mats are found which contain an extraordinary amount of power within a very small space. There is a large octagon medallion in the center-so large it almost touches the edge o..

This small piece exhibits a forceful design on a small scale in a small area. These kinds of small Turkish yastiks or mats are found which contain an extraordinary amount of power within a very small space. There are large diamond medallions in the center-so large it almost touches the edge of the f..

The source of carpet comes from the book Orient Star - A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.81. This is an example of one of the most intriguing design groups of carpets from the Caucasus and North-west Persia area, and surrounding regions 17th to 18th century. ..

The source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.33. This is a fine Kurdish workshop rug with split-palmette and trefoil arabesque patterns designed mid-19th century rug from Senna or Garrus, Eastern Kurdistan area. This de..

The source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.33. This is a fine Kurdish workshop rug with split-palmette and trefoil arabesque patterns designed mid-19th century rug from Senna or Garrus, Eastern Kurdistan area. This de..

Color summary:  8 colors of total; Moss Green 27 (Spurge - Indigo) Dark Brawn  316 (No Dye - Sheep’s own Color) Dark Sky Blue 23 (Indigo) Burlywood  135 (Spurge - Madder Root) Gunmetal Blue  409 (Indigo) Sunray Color  405 (Henna) Imperial Red  415 (Madder Root) Pale Green  439 (Chamomile - I..

The source of the rug comes from the Baillet-Latour Mamluk Carpet, Vienna Book(1892) and Sarre-Trenkwald(1926, pl.48). This rug was designed in the early 16th-century rug by Mamluk Sultane of Cairo, Egypt. This carpet was sold at Christie's London on 8 April 2014 and purchased by the Louvre Museum. ..

The source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.45. This is a popular design employed by the Kurds, called bid majnum (or Bid Majnun, weeping willow) 17th-century rug from Sa'uj Bulagh, Eastern Kurdistan area. Four differe..

This offset pattern is composed of leaves and lotus palmettes filling the various compartments against the imposing ground, while heraldic lions rear across the strapwork borders. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from Bidjar region, Eastern Kur..

This offset pattern is composed of leaves and lotus palmettes filling the various compartments against the imposing ground, while heraldic lions rear across the strapwork borders. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from Bidjar region, Eastern Kur..

This offset pattern is composed of leaves and lotus palmettes filling the various compartments against the imposing ground, while heraldic lions rear across the strapwork borders. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from Bidjar region, Eastern Kur..