Harshang Pattern floral carpet (blue ground), 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. inv. no 185 (3952) from Cerablus, Turkey. 200 x 559 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 90. Design on three axes. Tows of alternating large yellow and red palmettes and indented white stars. A lozenge pattern is formed by four large palmettes joined by short red stems.
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