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ORIGINAL TAPIS KHNDZORESK

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ORIGINAL KHNDZORESK CARPET
Wool velvet on wool foundation.
A jagged brick field sown with polychrome florets, small animals, boxes and stylized botehs, hosts three large square navy and emerald arrowed boxes covered with linked florets, diamonds, stylized boxes and marital stars, centered on three brick rectangles with geometric trees of life. Two blue/brick positive/negative serrated counterborders frame the main ivory one with a series of Medes stars on interlaced stems. Two-tone gold and brick highlights. A totally atypical and extremely rare design for a Khndzoresk rug.
Caucasus, Armenia, circa 1870.
Height : 255 cm - Width : 124 cm.