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Antique Shirvan Pictorial rug, Shirvan Region, Azerbaijan. AH 1287 (=1870 AD) dated. Nagel Auktionen, 54 t. The inscription on the rug is in Arabic and the date is AH 1287. 127 x 182 cm

 

Here is the Nagel's description: Shirvan with armenian inscription, Caucasus, circa 1880.