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TAPIS GORADIS (le village arménien aux scorpions) - KARABAGH-ARTSAKH

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GORADIS RUG (Armenian village with scorpions) - KARABAGH-ARTSAKH
Wool velvet on wool foundation.
An anthracite field with flowers, gems, small "S", hourglasses and animals, supports sixteen stylized polychrome "scorpions", adorned with geometric flowers on stems and "S". Their contours are crenellated. The main fuchsia border features a series of oak leaves and multicolored stylized trophies. Two serrated counter-borders. Rare Caucasian provenance and beautiful palette.
Caucasus - Armenia, circa 1870.
Height : 237 cm - Width : 110 cm.

Bibliography :
- Battenberg antiquitäten katalogue, "Orientteppiche", Part 1: Kaukasische teppiche by Doris EDER, pp. 176-177.