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Antique "Frog Kazak" prayer rug, 19th century, Borchaly / Bordjalou Uyezd.  Northern Lori Region.

Eberhart Herrmann, Seltene Orientteppiche VIII. Munchen: 1986. The rug is inscripted with double "Z" in Arabic alphabet.