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Antique Shirvan Marasali Kabistan prayer rug / namazlyg, Shirvan Region, Azerbaijan. H. Manoyan Collection

Shirvan prayer rug, Eastern Caucasus, West Coast of the Caspian Sea, circa 1880. Size:5'.0"x3'.9" (152x114 cm).