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Antique Shirvan rug, Caucasus, Late 19th Century Four diamond-shaped medallions rest in a blue field, their serrated edges giving them the look of highly stylized palmettes. A variety of other smaller motifs the medallions, all imbued with a crisp geometry: tiny s-shaped “dragons,†rosettes, diamonds, and zoomorphic shapes so abstracted that their referent animal is lost. The precisely rendered Kufic border compliments the bold design.
Style: Shirvan
Origin: Caucasus
Size: 3. ft 01 in x 4. ft 05 in (0.94 m x 1.35 m)
Antique Rugs
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