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"Pazyryk" rug, inspired by the design of the historical Pazyryk rug found in Altai Mountains Code: PZR02 Size (m): 178x195cm Size (ft): 5'10" x 6'4" Area: 3.47 m2 Density: 210 000 knots per square meter. 135 KPSI Pile: wool Warp: wool Weft: cotton Hand Woven in Azerbaijan Dyes: madder (Rubia Tinctorum), weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo / Dyer's Woad (Isatis Tinctoria), pomegranate skins, walnut husks - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic	Kazak Life Tree rug CODE: KZTL02 Size: 171x209cm Size (ft): 5'7"x6'10" Area: 3.57 m² Density: 105 000 knots per square meter, 68 KPSI Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Hand Woven in Azerbaijan	Star Kazak Shikhli village rug (inspired by the Rippon Boswell Star Kazak rug) CODE: KZSK02 Size: 145x213cm Size (ft): 4'9"x6'11" Area: 3.08 m² Density: 106 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan Design: The ivory field with two madder red hooked panels flanked by shaded arrow head green and blue panels enclosed within a combination of irregular forest green hooked panels and part indigo stellar medallions together forming an open lozenge

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Caucasian Kuba Karagashli Rug, inspired by the mid 19th century Sotheby's Karagashli rug which was sold for 60 000 USD in 2004 Code: KUKAR01 Size: 110x142cm Size (ft): 3'7"x4'8" Area: 1.56 m² Density: 210 000 knots per square meter, 135 KPSI Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld, indigo, natural brown wool, walnut husts, natural ivory wool - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan SOLD (can be rewoven within a period of two and half months)	A Classic Serapi rug in a yellow ground Code: SRP03 Size: 200x288cm Size (ft): 6'7"x9'5" Area: 5.76 m² Density: 190 000 knots per square meter, 123 KPSI Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld, indigo, pomegranate rinds - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan	Frog Borchaly rug (inspired by Ian Bennet's Antique Kazak Frog rug) CODE: KZBJF01 Size: 138x165cm Size (ft): 4'6"x5'4" Area: 2.27 m² Density: 107 000 knots per square meter, 70 KPSI Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate rinds, onion skins, walnut husks - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan SOLD (can be rewoven within a period of two months)

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Caucasian Kuba Shahnazarli Rug Code: KUSHAH19 Size: 147x224cm Size (ft): 4'9"x7'4" Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia for green and yellow, indigo, onion skins - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan Design: The indigo field with various human being (babies, women, men in traditional dresses, even a "strange" soldier or a king), animal and bird figures (peacocks, camels, domestic animals, goats, deers), mystical archaic elements, wheels, small houses with crosses underneath (?), swastikas, weaving combs and floral motifs around three stepped and checkered lozenge medallions with stylised bold serrated pendants, in a golden polychrome "S" dragon motif main border between floral and Z motif minor borders. The serrated/saw-edged medallions (gubba, gubpa) have been related by some authors to ancient Egyptian and Persian Royal insignia.	Caucasian Kuba Shahnazarli Rug Code: KUSHAH18 Size: 149x239cm Size (ft): 4'10"x7'10" Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia for green and yellow, indigo, onion skins - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan Design: The indigo field with various human being, animal and bird figures, floral motifs around three stepped and checkered lozenge medallions with stylised bold serrated pendants, each containing multiple hooked lozenges, in a golden polychrome interlocked bird design main border between floral and Z motif minor borders. The serrated/saw-edged medallions (gubba, gubpa) have been related by some authors to ancient Egyptian and Persian Royal insignia. SOLD (can be rewoven within a period of two and half months)	Caucasian Kuba Shahnazarli Rug Code: KUSHAH17 Size: 143x215cm Size (ft): 4'8"x7'0" Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia for green and yellow, indigo, onion skins - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan, weaver's name: Salima Design: This rug represents a well known type of Kuba-Shirvan carpet composition which has rows of stepped edged and conjoined hexagonal motifs arranged in a single vertical row, with a flattened, saw-edged medallion (gubba, gubpa) at either end of the row; the latter motif has been related by some authors to ancient Egyptian and Persian Royal insignia. SOLD (can be rewoven within a period of two and half months)

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Dragon Karabagh rug, inspired by the early Victoria and Albert Museum Caucasian Dragon rug CODE: KRDRF02 Size: 153x173cm Size (ft): 5'0"x5'8" Area: 2.64 m² Density: ~195 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Handwoven in Azerbaijan	Caucasian Karabagh Sunburst Chelebi / Chelaberd Rug Code: KRCHL11 Size: 190x204cm Size (ft): 6'2"6'8" Area: 3.84 m² Density: 105 000 knots per square meter, 68 KPSI Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks - - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts (woven in the original structure) Design: The design of this rug was inspired by the early Caucasian 'Sunburst' design rug which were sold for a phenomenal price, $341,625, a record for any Caucasian rug at auction including the famous Abadjian Star Kazak (SNY, January 1990) *Handwoven in Azerbaijan*	Historical Safavid Kashan pile rug, "Dragon & Phoenix", rewoven after four centuries Code: SFV01 Size: 250 x 354 cm Size (ft): 8'2" x 11'7" Area: 8.85 m² Density: 210 000 knots per square meter, 135 KPSI Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts *Hand Woven in Azerbaijan*

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Serapi rug with a grand medallion design Code: SRP04 Size: 235x353cm Size (ft): 7'8"x11'7" Area: 7.87m² Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda luteola) for green and yellow, indigo, pomegranate rinds. - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan Design: The shaded madder red field with angular motifs and flowering vine around a grand central medallion enclosing a stylised floral centrepiece issuing palmettes and angular vine, shaded green spandrels similar, in an indigo blue border of "turtle" palmettes and angular flowering vine meander between red and ivory floral meander stripes. See an antique Serapi carpet with a similar design	A fine carpet with a classic Agra design, inspired by an important 19th century historical Agra carpet with animal and floral motifs Code: AG01 Size: 242 x 333 cm Size (ft): 7'11" x 10'11" Area: 8.05 m2 Density: 210 000 knots per square meter, 135 KPSI Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Design: Madder central field, patterned throughout with plant, bird and wild animal motifs Hand Woven in Azerbaijan	A Serapi rug with large palmettes connected by stylized vines on a striking ivory ground within a madder red ground polychrome "turtle" palmette and rosette border. Code: SRP05 Size: 245 x 335 cm Size (ft): 8'0" x 10'11" Area: 8.20 m² Density: 200 000 knots per square meter, 129 KPSI Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts *Hand Woven in Azerbaijan*

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Kuba Syrt Chichi Rug, Azerbaijan CODE: KUCHI12 Size: 138x190cm Size (ft): 4'6"x6'2" Area: 2.62 m² Density: 210 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks - - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan Design: Memling gul cruciforms (Moghan Qarmaqly-Hooked) motifs in light yellow, mid blue, light blue, madder red, green and ivory are arranged in alternating horizontal rows to fill the midnight blue field; red/light blue inner and outer medakhill guards enclose four borders - two colorful flower (or arrow head) pattern, a polychrome star motif minor border and a classic Chichi main border of rosettes and slanting bars. SOLD (can be rewoven within a period of two months)	Caucasian Kuba Gollu Chichi Rug, Azerbaijan Code: KUGC03 Size: 242x305cm Size (ft): 8' x 10' Area: 7.38 m² Density: 210 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan Design: The ivory field with three radiating angular floral medallions surrounded by small floral motifs, in a dark indigo blue kufic border between "running water", "carnation" and other floral minor borders, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern and barber-pole stripes, dated 1431 (2010) Hand Woven in Azerbaijan SOLD - can be rewoven within three months	Kuba Perepedil Rug Code: KUPER23 Size: 242x305cm Size (ft): 8' x 10' Area: 7.38 m² Density: 210 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan SOLD - can be rewoven within a period of 90 days

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Shirvan Marasali Prayer rug / Namazlyg with inscriptions, inspired by Ian Bennett's Marasali Prayer rug Code: SHRMRSN04 Size: 122x165cm Size (ft): 4'0" x 5'5" Area: 2.01 m² Density: 220 000 knots per square meter Design: The inscriptions indicate the name of the weaver, the weaving date, the place of the weaving, the name of the owner, entrepreneur, designer and workers, the famous historical figures of this specific region (Shirvan) etc. Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder (Rubia Tinctorum), weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo / Dyer's Woad (Isatis Tinctoria), pomegranate skins, walnut husks - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan SOLD - can be rewoven within two and half months	Kazak Kilseli rug, Borchaly, Qyzyl Kilse village, (mistakenly named as Kazak Sevan in western rug literature) CODE: KZSW01 Size: 170x210cm Size (ft): 5'6"x6'10" Area: 3.57 m² Density: 110 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Lori Pambak Kazak rug, central field inspired by the Chateu de Gourdon Lori Pambak rug CODE: KZLP07 Size: 163x218cm Size (ft): 5'4"x7'1" Area: 3.55 m² Density: ~105 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Hand knotted in Azerbaijan

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Kazak Kilseli (Sewan) Rug CODE: KZSW08 Size: 162x200cm Size (ft): 5'3"x6'6" Area: 3.24 m² Density: 107 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks- all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Kazak Karachop Rug, dated AH 1432 (2011 AD) CODE: KZKCH14 Size: 189x195cm Size (ft): 6'2"x6'4" Area: 3.64 m² Density: 101 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Handwoven in Azerbaijan	Shirvan Akstafa (Salyan) Bird Rug Code: SHRAKS01 Size: 150x200cm Size (ft): 4'11"x6'6" Area: 3.0 m² Density: 210 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Design: The indigo field with various human being (babies, women, men in traditional dresses, a king with his sword), animal (camels, domestic animals, goats, deers) and two paired bird figures (peacocks), mystical archaic elements, wheels, small houses with crosses underneath (?), swastikas, weaving combs and floral motifs around two octagonal star medallions, in an ivory rams horn motif main border between floral and S motif minor borders. Hand Woven in Azerbaijan

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