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"Lotto" rug with meander border, second half XVI century, Western Turkey, Ushak Region, Ottoman Empire. Bardini Collection. 129x180cm (4'3"x5'11"). Museo Storico della Caccia e del Territorio, Florence, inv. no 279.
Warp:
ivory wool, Z2S, on two levels Woof: red wool, Z, 2 passages, diagonal
lines barely visible Knot: wool and cotton, symmetrical, about 30h x 39v =
1170 n/dmq Colors: (9) deep red, deep-yellow, ivory, blue, azure, light
green, peach pink, black/brown (very corroded), white cotton (only few
knots to higher edge) |
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