Mamluk Rugs

Mamluk rugs trace to 15th-century Cairo, when the Mamluk sultanate produced the most geometrically sophisticated rugs of the medieval Islamic world. Original Mamluks live in museum collections — the Metropolitan, the V&A, the Textile Museum. Our Mamluk pieces are hand-knotted in northern Afghan workshops using the same construction logic.

The hallmark octagonal medallions, kaleidoscopic small-scale ornament, and luminous jewel-tone palettes (deep red, indigo, emerald, ochre) are unmistakable. Mamluks are not subtle. They are designed to anchor a room.

Hand-knotted with the Ghiordes knot, typically 120–160 KPSI, hand-spun wool pile on a cotton foundation. Vegetable dyes are common — the saturation in a Mamluk depends on dye chemistry that no synthetic replicates well. Every piece is one of one and Boston-reviewed before listing.

Best rooms: Libraries (visual density holds its own against bookshelves), dining rooms (medallion grid reads beautifully under a long table), formal entries, masculine sitting rooms.

Sizing: 8'×10' to 10'×14'. A 9'×12' Mamluk under a 10-person table is the classic move.

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