Afshan Pattern floral carpet, Khanates Period, Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. inv. no 832 (1-553) from the Evkaf Depot, Istanbul, Turkey. 270 x 617 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian

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Afshan Pattern floral carpet (dark blue ground), late 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. inv. no 832 (1-553) from the Evkaf Depot, Istanbul, Turkey. 270 x 617 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 79. Rows of cartouche-rosettes alternate with rows of stars, linked by a white curving branch.