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AN AKSTAFA RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
The shaded blue field scattered with stylised birds with elongated serrated tails, smaller similar horses, human figures, hooked panels and flowerhead motifs around a central column of polychrome gabled panels each containing a cruciform motif flanked by hooked lozenges, in an ivory border of hooked panels between multiple ribbon, panel, rope- motif and barber-pole stripes, slight kilim strip at each end, negligible repairs
8ft.11in. x 3ft.9in. (271cm. x 114cm.)
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
The shaded blue field scattered with stylised birds with elongated serrated tails, smaller similar horses, human figures, hooked panels and flowerhead motifs around a central column of polychrome gabled panels each containing a cruciform motif flanked by hooked lozenges, in an ivory border of hooked panels between multiple ribbon, panel, rope- motif and barber-pole stripes, slight kilim strip at each end, negligible repairs
8ft.11in. x 3ft.9in. (271cm. x 114cm.)