SHAHSEVAN REGION, SOUTH EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1900

Details

A MOGHAN LONG RUG
SHAHSEVAN REGION, SOUTH EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1900
Full pile throughout, scattered small repairs and associated repiling
10ft.1in. x 3ft.4in. (308cm. x 103cm.)

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Lot Essay

The distinctive drawing of the hooked guls, the stepped lozenge-pattern border and reciprocal skittle-pattern outer stripe are all elements that occur in the flatweaves of the Shahsevan in a very similar form (Parviz Tanavoli, Shahsevan, Germany, 1985, pl.2, p.105).

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