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Important Rare (17th. 18th.) Century exemplary Caucasian Rug ( Shirvan Area )

Important Rare (17th. 18th.) Century exemplary Caucasian Rug ( Shirvan Area )

3’8″ x 4′

A Classic 18th. century Caucasian ( Caucasus was part of Persia at the time this rug was woven ) with a beautiful central pinwheel in the middle of second pinwheel in the form of flying dragons with the blue sky back drop. The dragons are surrounded by the phoenixes as in all ancient cultures it rains when the dragon and Phoenix get into a fight and from their sweat and blood rain creates and from their yelling , thunder. these are flanked by four double bird medallions like the 17th. 18th. century rug on page 257 of Ulric Schurmann’s Caucasian Rugs book. You can see them again on the wonderful ivory border repeating these birds are unique to this rug as far as we know.

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