RUG NAME: Lenkoran GALLERY: Lenkoran CATEGORY: Caucasian AGE: ca. 1860s PRICE: 3800 EUR ID(Jozan): no. 985 DESCRIPTION: Attribution: Shahsevan
Provenance: south Caucasus, possibly Moghan
Function: long rug for black tent
Age: circa 1860s.
Size: 1,14 x 2,73m (3'9" x 8'11")
Material: wool
Technique: pile, symmetrical knot
Condition: pile is evenly low. Some repairs.
Comments: though the design is Lenkoran the variant interpretation of same combined with the weave and dimensions make a Shahsevan attribution more plausible. The soft colors are typical of old Shahsevan soumaks. Certainly not a boring rug
Price: 3,800 €
