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A KUBA PRAYER RUG, probably Pirabadil village or one of its neighboring villages, mistakenly named as Shirvan Prayer rug in the lot description.

EAST CAUCASUS, LATE 19TH CENTURY,

Price Realized $6,573
 

Sale Information
Sale 1333
the house sale
14 January 2004
New York, Rockefeller Plaza




Lot Description
A SHIRVAN PRAYER RUG,
East Caucasus, Late 19th Century,
the ivory field with a prayer niche and perpedil stylized rams horns overall within the kufic and rosette border, illegibly dated, Approximately 5ft. 8in. x 4ft. 2in. (173cm. x 127cm.)


Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN