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Caucasian Medallion Gubpa Rug (Shirvan Kurdemir type)
CODE: KUSHAH11
Size: 100x210cm
Size (ft): 3'3"x6'10"
Area: 2.1 m2
Density: 170 000 knots per square meter
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia for green and yellow, indigo
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts
Hand knotted in Azerbaijan
Design: Three diamond medallions of concentric inner construction and two broad red serrate-edged extensions (dome, gubba) carry two green hexagon end-pendants, all against a light blue field of latch-hooked diamonds encased in crimson and ivory boxed surrounds; a golden red interlocked S type of inner borders surrounding a broad indigo-blue "pine tree" (or superimposed arrow heads) central border. A well-drawn and attractively coloured Shirvan in one of the best-known designs of the origin, the radiating serrated lozenges in red above and below the medallions often explained as being fire symbols of the Zoroastrian cult.

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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.