Number 1806
Type Caucasian
Material Wool
Style All Over
Origin Caucasian
Size 371 x 191
Age 1800
A historic antique carpet woven by the nomads of the southern Caucasian Khanates in the interregnum between the downfall of the Safavid and Afsharid dynasties in Persia and the rise of the Romanov Russian Empire in the lands between the Caspian and Black Seas.
Kelleh in format, large in size, and remarkably well balanced and spaced out in design. A highly collectible carpet with outstanding natural dyes. It belongs to the πΌππ¨πππ£ group of carpets whose design was formulated and coalesced during the course of the 1700s. For further info, please refer to chapter 5 of my book.
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