Transylvanian rugs: double niche Ushak rug 17th c w/Mosque Lamp
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Prayer rug
"Transylvanian", type Ushak; 17th century;
176 x 112 cm

From the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania, Oriental Art Department. Oriental Art

This piece is similar to a Transylvanian Carpet inv. no. 290 of the Black Church in Brasow, Transylvania published as ill. 3 in Kertesz-Badus, Andrei. Transylvanian Carpets in Pinner, R. & Denny, W. D. Oriental Carpet and Textile Studies III, PART I. 1987, page 35.

From the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania,

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