Contemporary Memluk Rug

Contemporary Rug Collection - Memluk Design / French Blue
Size 2.43m x 1.74m
Age: New
Pure wool with cotton warps
Natural dyes
100% handmade in Afghanistan with traditional design
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This fabulous new collection features hand knotted one of a kind rugs that use the very best natural dyes to reinterpret famous ancient designs into elegant exciting contemporary rugs for your home. Excellent for both modern and more classic interiors these rugs are beautifully crafted with Afghan Ghazni wool and hand knotted onto a cotton warp base in Afghanistan has being transported over to Pakistan where it has been expertly finished, including washing and trimming.These rugs would make a striking focal point for living room and bedroom areas, for a elegant finish with a  modern touch.
 
Memluk Design: Many studies have been conducted on Memluk carpets, but scholars have not come to a consensus as to when or where they were made. Production of surviving Memluk carpets started from the second half of the fifteenth century until the middle of the sixteenth century, and continued even after the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517. The group of carpets produced in this period were initially called "Damascene" carpets after their attribution to Damascus, Syria. Furthermore, there are several eyewitness accounts by travelers placing a center of carpet production in Cairo.