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"Transylvanian" prayer rug with in a rare palmette & tulip border, Western Turkey, late 17th century. Christian Museum, Esztergom, inv. 58.34.1

 

The rug was obtained, along with 36 other items, from the Ipolyi collection.


Published in Stefano Ionescu's "Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania", plate 275