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Antique Karabagh "Kasim Ushag" rug, Elisabethpol Governorate (Елизаветпольская губерния), Zangezur Uyezd, Kasim Ushak Oba.


Karabagh Rug, South Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, Kasim Ushag design in midnight and royal blue, red, gold, ivory, and blue-green, ivory "crab" border, (dark brown corrosion, slight end fraying), 7 ft. 8 in. by 4 ft.
Estimate $3,000-4,000

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