Early 20th Century Caucasian Moghan Carpet

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Antique Caucasian Rug, Size: 4' 0'' x9' 0''

Caucasian - Moghan
A relatively uncommon rug type woven in the Moghan … Read more Antique Caucasian Rug, Size: 4' 0'' x9' 0''

Caucasian - Moghan
A relatively uncommon rug type woven in the Moghan steppe region just north of the Persian border in the eastern Caucasus. Usually of long rug format (4’ x 8’), the most common design is a double column of side-hooked, stepped crosses (“memling guls”), often on a light ground. Not every rug with this pattern is a Moghan and not every Moghan employs them. The weave is firm and neat, pile is short, color range (up to 12 tones) is exceptional. The pancity of good ones means that lesser pieces in the characteristic pattern one frequently passed off as something superior.

General Rug Type: Caucasian
Specific Rug Type: Caucasian - Moghan
Circa: 1900
Ground Color: Red
Border Color: Ivory
Origin: Caucasus
Material: Wool
Weave: Pile - Knotted
Shape: Rectangle
Width: 4' ( 122 cm )
Length: 9' ( 274 cm ) See less