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Turkish prayer rug with triple arch niche design, mid 17th century, Ottoman Empire. Black Church, Braşov, inv. no 227, 115x179cm, 1300 knots per square dm.

Published in Stefano Ionescu's "Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania", plate 201