antique soumak kuba region southeastern caucasus

Antique Soumak, Kuba Region, South-Eastern Caucasus.


Price

SOLD

Item Ref

BM1770

Description

Carpets woven in the soumak technique don't come much better than this one!
Acquired from a private English house where it had been hanging on a wall for over 60 years, the overall condition is excellent. Woven in the Kuba region of the south-eastern Caucasus during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, this is an unusually large size as most soumaks made in this area were a good bit smaller. You have to look closely at the overall symbolic representation and particularly interesting is the upper-most blue lozenge with its depiction of two men standing above what might presumably be horses! Note also, horses depicted in the outer field as well as other stylised creatures and birds scattered throughout.
This is an amazing and highly collectible carpet which would provide a fantastic floor covering.
Size: 3.60m x 2.26m (11' 10" x 7' 5").
Viewing by appointment only.
Internal Ref: BM1770


Dimensions

Height = 360 cm (142")
Width = 226 cm (89")
Depth = 0 cm (0")



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