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The Gunpowder Empires

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An early Ottoman carpet of the type known as 'Bellini' because it appears in the paintings of Bellini, Turkey; sixteenth to seventeenth century. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ¹

People and things also explored

Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

Sources

Metropolitan Museum Open Access

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islam.museum contributors. “'Bellini' Carpet”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/sajjada-bellini/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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