Shirvan Prayer Rugs

Examples:

Shirvan Prayer Rug 1850 - 1874

Region: West Asia, Caucasus

Period / Date: 19th century, third quarter (1850 - 1874)

Condition: Good

Full Description: The sides have been redone and it is in evenly low condition.

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Shirvan prayer rug, 19th C.

Origin: Caucasus, 19th century

Size: 142 x 112 cm.

Condition: Losses to pile, small repairs.

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Shirvan Prayer Rug, circa 1890

Origin: East Caucasus, circa 1890

Size: 5ft. 5in. by 3ft. 1in. (1.65 by 0.94m.)

Description: Remnants of original flatwoven end finishes, losses to selvages, foldwear.

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Shirvan prayer rug or Akstafa, Mid-19th C.

Origin: Caucasus, 19th century

Size: 140 x 94 cm.

Condition: Corroded browns, slight losses to pile, minor restorations.

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Shirwan Prayer Rug with Hands, ca. 1850

Origin: East Caucasus, ca. 1850

Size: approx. 161 x 91 cm.

Notes on Condition: Traces of age and footwear; sides original, minor losses to ends.

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The Woodmen Shirvan Prayer Rug

Size: 140 x 110 cm.

Region: West Asia > Caucasus > Northeast Caucasus > Shirvan

Date/Period: 19th century, last quarter

Condition: Nibbled edges and low pile on the main field.

This rug is part of a small goup of Kufic border Shirvan Prayer Rugs.