Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug, Caucasus – This definitive antique Kazak rug from the Caucasus features a powerfully decorative composition with clear regional colors and radiant eagle medallions, which are one of the most dazzling designs from the area. The splendid crimson field is emblazoned with an overpowering triad of Caucasian eagle chelaberd Kazak medallions with radiant appendages that extend into the brilliantly colored field. Soft powder blues, crisp whites and buttermilk yellows complete the classical color scheme, which gives this prototypical carpet its distinctive look. Dainty leaflets, minor florets and tiny fretwork figures all display contrasting hair-width outlines that are offset sharply by the brilliantly colored ground and surrounding figures. These archetypal Kazak patterns are accompanied by graphic zigzagging guard bands, barber-pole accents and diminutive crab borders, which are yet another important design inextricably associated with regional traditions.
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Antique Eagle Kazak Caucasian Rug 47067
Size: 4 ft 2 in x 7 ft 8 in (1.27 m x 2.34 m)
Origin: Caucasian Rugs
Style: Eagle Kazak Rugs
Dazzling chelaberd sunburst medallions, one of the most recognizable regional designs, decorate this splendid classically Caucasian antique Kazak rug.