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Sheep Breeds of Azerbaijan

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Floral carpet (dark blue ground). Transitional type, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan.  Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. inv. no 896  (3-360) from the Mosque of Elaziz Aga, Elazig, Turkey. 141 x 368 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 35. Pattern on three axes.