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Antique "Shield" Kazak prayer rug, dated 1889, Elisabethpol Governate, Kazak Uyezd, North-West Azerbaijan.

Sale 19122 - Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 17 May 2011
California, Los Angeles and California, San Francisco

Lot No: 6180
A Sevan Kazak carpet
Caucasus
circa 1889
size approximately 5ft. x 10ft. 6in.

Sold for $5,490 inclusive of Buyer's Premium
Bonhams Auctioneers