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inventary number: Bd526_542 Fragments of a large Emir Qaitbay Mamluk carpet place and date: Egypt, last quarter of the 15th century description: Warp: ivory wool, S4Z, on two levels Woof: dark red wool, S2, 4-5 passages Knot: wool, S3, asymmetric opened on the left, 28h x 30v = 840 n/dmq Colors: (7) ivory, mustard yellow, wine red, dark purple rose, yellowish green, azure, dark brown dimension: cm 456 x 945 (panel A: cm 234 x 945; panel B: cm 222 x 682) notes: Bibliography: A. Boralevi in 'Geometrie d'Oriente - Stefano Bardini e il tappeto antico', cat. ed. Livorno (Sillabe), 1999, pp. 24-27. Museo Storico della Caccia e del Territorio (opened September 28 2002), Florence Villa Medicea di Cerreto Guidi  |
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