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Antique Afyon prayer rug, Afyon-Karahisar province, Western Anatolia, Turkey

Lot: 110
Afyon Prayer Rug: Restored flat-woven selvedges on both sides, several rewoven areas in the pile.
Origin: West Anatolia
Size: 127 x 87 cm
Age: Second half 19th century
Estimate: 3.600,00 €

Major Spring Auction
Auction date: Saturday 23. May 2009
Rippon Boswell & Co. International Auctioneers of Rare Carpets & Textiles