Baku-Shirvan antique, Caucasus, around 1900, wool on wool, approx. 246 x 136 cm, condition:3 (rest restored). A rare and museum specimen.see Azerbaijani - Caucasian carpets collectionUlmke Switzerland 2001 page 390 picture 115literature Kerimov iii fig 56 page 78. Antique, old and decorative collector Orientalrugs, Carpets, Textiles and Flatweaves

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