Shirvan 'Shiralibek' overall boteh motif long rug

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Shirvan 'Shiralibek' long rug

Code: SHSHRB01

Age: ~1880-1890

Size: 165x355cm

Size (ft): 5'5"x11'8"

Structure: wool pile, ivory wool warps and ivory wool wefts.

Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical)

Condition: Good

Design: Two alternating shapes in staggered rows of large buta (boteh) and tree motif with "roots" in a rust red ground.
The border systems consists of a sky blue and dark brown reciprocal trefoil outer border, cross shaped floral main border, flower rosette and meander guard borders

CF.

1) Siyawouch Azadi's "Azerbaijani Caucasian rugs" plate no: 64.

2) https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2007/carpets-n08377/lot.93.html (AH 1289 (1872 AD) dated)

3) The below one from the Bausback Collection

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