Antique Shirvan Rug 43254

Antique Shirvan rug, Caucasus, Late 19th Century - Four diamond-shaped medallions rest in a blue field, their serrated edges giving them the look of highly stylized palmettes. A variety of other smaller motifs the medallions, all imbued with a crisp geometry: tiny s-shaped “dragons,” rosettes, diamonds, and zoomorphic shapes so abstracted that their referent animal is lost. The precisely rendered Kufic border compliments the bold design.