SOUTH CAUCASUS, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A KARABAGH LONG RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Mostly full pile throughout, corroded black
7ft.10in. x 3ft.8in. (240cm. x 113cm.)

Literature

The Caucasus: Tradition in Weaving. Selections from the James D. Burns Collection, Seattle, 1987, plate 15

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Lot Essay

This rug has a wonderfully supple handle due to its relatively fine weave and the wide and rich colour palette with the intense cochineal magenta field, characteristic of the weavings found in the Karabagh region, suggest that this was woven earlier rather than later in the 19th century.

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