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"Lotto" rug, early XVII century, Western Turkey, Ushak Region, Ottoman Empire. Hărman (German: Honigberg) Fortified Church, inventory no:19
144x164cm. Knot density: 1100 knots/dm2 Published in Schmutzler 1933 & Behh Layer 1925, also in Stefano Ionescu's "Antique Ottoman rugs in Transylvania"
the last photo: John Taylor, www.rugtracker.com