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ΓΕ_115 – wall rug

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Rug-like blanket (khrami) in white, a sign of the owner’s upper class standing. White woven materials are used to adorn only walls or the headboard of the bed, as a bedside rug. It consists of three sheets. The decoration is dominated by smaller and bigger multi-colored motifs, such as flower pots, roses, hand with apple, etc. With all-around outward chainlike edge (skalisitou).