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Mamluk Egyptian carpets of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with central geometric medallions. They are among the finest types of Islamic carpet. ¹

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islam.museum contributors. “Mamluk carpets”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/mamluk-carpets/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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