The Oliveira Antique Caucasian Shirvan
‘Stylized Lotus Palmettes' Rug
Size: 105 x 65 cm
Region: West Asia > Caucasus
> Northeast Caucasus > Shirvan
Type: Rugs and Carpets
Date/Period: 19th century: last
quarter
Materials: soft wool, natural and
artificial dyes (a red and an orange)
Structure: Knots: 48 (v) x 55 (h)
= 2,640 / dm2
Condition: Fair, with low even
pile. The ivory ground is a bit dirty. A few rows
of knots missing at both ends.
Full Description
A lovely Shirvan rug with diagonal rows of
colorful ‘stylized lotus palmettes' over an
ivory ground. The ‘stylized lotus palmettes'
design is ubiquitous in the Caucasus but is
particularly associated with Shirvan, Kuba, and
Daghestan. The current piece is a village
derivation from ancient Caucasian rugs with
splendid large shrubs (see, v. g.Ulrike
Schurmann, Caucasian Rugs, Poolesville, 1990,
plate 128) or even from the large ‘blossom'
carpets. This collectable rug has a clear village
feeling, although it is superb in its simplicity.
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Literature:
We didn't find other similar rugs
published. See, however, a somewhat similar
stylized lotus palmettes development on a
‘Zakatala' rug published by "Ottoman
Art" on Hali magazine, Issue 100. See other
rugs with a somewhat similar motif, although more
close to ‘shields' than ‘stylized lotus
palmettes' on: Ian Bennett, Oriental Rugs -
Volume 1 Caucasian, Suffolk, UK, 1981, plates 119
& 120.
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