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The Milan circular Mamluk carpet, Cairo, Egypt, 16th century. 2.78 x 2.26m (9'1" x 7'1"). The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, no.TE07

Its beauty lies in its rich colours (red, blue, green and yellow) and its lustrous pile, having survived in pristine condition for almost five centuries. The fact that all its original edges are still intact suggests that they were once bound with a tape or silk cloth.