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Antique Fachralo (original name - Fakhrali, Fakhraly) 'Kazak' prayer rug (namazlyg), Borchaly / Bordjalou Uyezd. 120 x 131cm. Exner Collection

According to Kaffel, this border appears in 29 of the 287 Fachralo prayer rugs in his database.

 

published in Ralph Kaffel's Caucasian Prayer rugs, plate 12