Early Caucasian rug fragment. Transitional type, 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul

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Early Caucasian rug fragment. Transitional type, 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. inv. no 944 (1-718) from Mosque of Ali Paşa at Tokat. 170 x 330 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 31