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Antique Western Anatolian (or Konya) rug with Moghan/Memling Guls, Turkey, 17th century. Ankara Vakiflar Museum

 

Size: 131 cm. x 198 cm.
Knot density: 22 x 26 dm.2
Source: Fahrettin Kayıpmaz, Naciye Kayıpmaz, Mustafa Genç: Tarihten Günümüze Bergama Halıları, p.65