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From the permanent collection · September 23, 2026

The 'Nigde' Carpet

The 'Nigde' Carpet

Unknown artist · 18th century

Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile

The 'Nigde' Carpet, by an unknown artist, 18th century.

Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile.

From the collection of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1956.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1956

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