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Antique Zakatala prayer  rug with  a Holbein medallion, North Azerbaijan, 19th century. Published in Hali Magazine, Issue 78

The least noble and latest in date of the group of rugs found in Zakataln Mosque, this apparently much younger (20th century) rug has poor colours 'and stiff drawing