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Cairene Ottoman Prayer rug. Museo Stefano Bardini, Florence

Museo Storico della Caccia e del Territorio
inventary number: Bd007875
title: Cairo Ottoman Prayer rug
description: Warp: light yellow or green yellow wool, S4Z, on two levels Woof: pinkish yellow or purple red wool (also both colors together), 3S, 2-3 passages Knot: wool, asymmetric opened on the left, about 48h x 40v = 1920 K/dm Colors: (10) ivory, purple red, light yellow, green7yellow, light green, dark green, dark blu, medium blue, blue aquamarine, corroded brown

dimension: cm 118 x 145
notes: Bibliography: A. Boralevi in 'Geometrie d'Oriente - Stefano Bardini e il tappeto antico', cat. ed. Livorno (Sillabe), 1999, pp. 36-37.




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