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... century BC . Probably of Persian origin , the rug is knotted with the Ghiordes , or Turkish , knot . The central field is an allover checkerboard pattern . The two wide bands of the fivefold border contain friezes ; the outer one has ...
... century BC . Probably of Persian origin , the rug is knotted with the Ghiordes , or Turkish , knot . The central field is an allover checkerboard pattern . The two wide bands of the fivefold border contain friezes ; the outer one has ...
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... century , Mamluk period . The field features a star medallion centred in a geometrically designed ground , covered ... century . Western carpets . Spain . Spain's close ties with Islām after the 8th century made it quick to accept and ...
... century , Mamluk period . The field features a star medallion centred in a geometrically designed ground , covered ... century . Western carpets . Spain . Spain's close ties with Islām after the 8th century made it quick to accept and ...
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... century and from the Germanization of the Slavic regions of Bavaria and Austria . Some features common to Slovak and Slo- vene may possibly have developed before the West- South break . The eastward expansion of dialects of Bal ...
... century and from the Germanization of the Slavic regions of Bavaria and Austria . Some features common to Slovak and Slo- vene may possibly have developed before the West- South break . The eastward expansion of dialects of Bal ...
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