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Early floral rug, Afshan pattern, late 18th/early 19th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 30 December 1936. inv. no 939 (1-696) from the Mosque of Ali Paşa, Tokat. 233 x 570 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 71.