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Sunburst carpet (blue ground), transitional type, 18th century, Safavid Period. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 18 December 1929. inv. no 729 (59) from the Ciftlik Mosque, Erzurum. 233 x 560 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 32. Pattern on three axis.