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Bergama rug, 19th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 26x33 dm, 163x229 cm

 

Date: first half 19th century
Geography: Turkey
Culture: Islamic
Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Rug: H. 90 in. (228.6 cm) W. 64 in. (162.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Credit Line: Bequest of Joseph V. McMullan, 1973
Accession Number: 1974.149.36