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"Transylvanian" coupled column prayer rug, Western Turkey, Kula ?, 1700s, Ottoman Empire. Saint Louis Art Museum

 

Medium: wool
Dimensions: 72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of James F. Ballard
Object Number: 113:1929
Place made: probably western Anatolia, Turkey, Kula district
Current Location in the museum: Not on view