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A warrior on a horse

Shirvan Pictorial Prayer  rug, "Warriors"
CODE: SHRP06
Size (metric): 122x153cm
Size (ft): 4'0"x5'0"
Area: 1.85 m2
Density: 170 000 knots per square meter, totally ~320 000 knots
Weaving period: three months

Colors (13): madder red, dark cerulean blue, light blue, variegated sky blue, midnight blue, royal yellow, goldenrod, honey yellow, variegated lawn green, pine green, aubergine, natural ivory sheep wool (undyed), natural dark brown (undyed).

Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks, natural brown sheep wool, natural ivory sheep wool
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, ivory wool warps and cotton wefts
 Handwoven in Azerbaijan

 Design: The main focus of this striking rug is the three figures of elaborately attired warriors astride large horses, which are equally elegantly decorated. The rug also features a profusion of animals, deer and a few birds both above and below the prayer arch. There is only one antique Marasali prayer rug with this design, no known analogies in rug literature except for a vaguely related example with a large horse and rider as a centrepiece. Particular attention should be paid to details such as the riders' costumes and saddle covers. signed "AH 1435 (2014)"



"union of lovers" type of boteh motif
 

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The main focus of this striking rug is the three figures of elaborately attired warriors astride large horses, which are equally elegantly decorated

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Coptic silk textiles depicting floral and boteh motifs were found in Akhmim, (a city in Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis, Chemmis and Panopolis, it is located on the east bank of the Nile). 5-7 centuries AD. Published at " Lyon Musée Historique des tissues Soieries Sassanides, Coptes et Byzantines V – XI siècles". According to the book, the boteh motif derives from the lotus leaf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


Flaming buta/boteh mitf
 

 

For more information about the above rug or to place an order please email vd@azerbaijanrugs.com (Baku, Azerbaijan) or ra@azerbaijanrugs.com  (San Francisco Bay Area). We will get back to you within 24 hours or less.