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This is an Alpan
Kuba fragment from Keshishian Collection, with a bold design and beautiful
colors. It is missing approximately half of its length as well as its main
border and outer guard stripe.
The designs consist of a single vertical row of repeating eight-pointed
medallions, surrounded by elongated hexagons with claw-like projections.
The name refers to the village of Alpan, situated 5 kms to the northwest of
Kuba. Raoul Tschebull maintains that the geometric Alpan design can be
traced, via 17th-18th century Azerbaijan silk embroideries back to the
pattern of unglazed tiles found throughout the Islamic world.
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