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Dragon carpet (dark blue ground), late 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Carpet Museum of the Vakiflar, Istanbul. inv. no 104. 224 x 470 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 20. Incomplete. Lozenge Pattern formed by red and white serrated leaf bands.