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Kirshahir Prayer Rug

This is a Kirshahir (Kirsehir) Prayer Rug with a stepped prayer niche in field.

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Elizabeth Gowing in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby H. Stuart Jr.

1875-1925 19th-20th century Ottoman period 1875 1925

Ottoman

Title: Kirshahir Prayer Rug

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This is a Kirshahir (Kirsehir) Prayer Rug with a stepped prayer niche in field.

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