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'Western Anatolian small medallion' rug, XVII century design, see the original historical rug here: http://www.azerbaijanrugs.com/anatolian/ottoman-rugs-XVI-XVIIc/tabibnia_western_anatolian_swastika_rug_christies17-10-02-L100.htm

Code: WASM02J

Size: 152x194cm

Size (ft): 4'11"x6'4"

Area: 2.94 m2

Density: 110 000 knots per square meter, totally ~320 000 knots

Colors: red, medium green, yellow, ivory, dark brown, old purple, sky blue, navy blue variegated, apricot, sage green, light green.

Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), cochineal, onion skins, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks, natural dark brown sheep wool, natural ivory sheep wool.

Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, ivory wool warps and apricot color wool wefts (two shots). 1cm of flatwoven kilim ends at both sides. - wool on wool

Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical)

Pile height: 0.7cm

Ends: 3 cm of kilim woven ends, single knotted fringes.

Inscriptions: none

Weaver: Sevda, Rahima

Weaving Period: 4 months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design:  The madder red ground scattered with floral motifs and octagonal panels around a central cusped quatrefoil medallion with palmettes, large angular pendants above and below (with small bird motifs inside), the shaded green spandrels with interlaced angular vine forming red panels, in a broad ivory swirling leaf/swastika and rosette border between minor linked S-motif stripes, a band of polychrome palmettes and narrow kilim strip at each end.

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