Number 715
Type Caucasian
Origin Shahsavan
Material Wool
Style Tree
Size 270 x 94
Age 1830
I publish this real old tribal rug in my book after years-long research into the design origins of this group with ππͺπ―π’ ππ©π’π―πͺ rosettes and four slanted cypress trees π²
This is one of the earlier examples of this particular group, most likely woven by Shahsavan clans living in the Khanate of Karabagh in the early 1800s. I have another one that is a generation later but this is endlessly finer and softer. These are marks of true age and of a high grade collectible item.
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