A NEW LOOK AT SOME ANCIENT CARPET FRAGMENTS

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fig.33 Clay statue depicting the Mistress of Animals from Catal Huyuk, level II, circa 6th millinneum BC; “Catal Huyuk - A Neolithic Town in Anatolia” James Mellaart; pg. 184

fig.34 Large slit-tapestry fragment showing two anthropomorphic pregnant birds; Collection Islamic Museum; Cairo; author’s photograph

fig.35 Detail of a carpet, circa 1650 with pairs of facing quadrapeds enclosed in compartments; “Historical Turkish Carpets”; Serare Yetkin; plate 17