Antique Armenian Rug, Armenia.

Name: Antique Armenian Rug, Armenia.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1099259
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Description

Dated 1919 and inscribed in old Armenian the word 'May', the weaver of this rare and unusual rug has used a mixture of natural red wool skeins which creates wonderful movement throughout the field. In a way, it looks like a sunrise or sunset, where the lower dark red area of the field depicts the earth and the lighter shades of red at the top shows the light of the sun either rising or sinking in the month of May!

Two quadrupeds are depicted in the lower half and below them, two birds, symbolically the cariers of the soul from the earthly world to the realms of the spirits, observing a tiny star just above them!

The powerful main border contains large 'botehs' - purported to be either pine-cones or flame symbols.

The rug has an evenly-low woollen pile but certainly strong enough to use on the floor with underlay in a quiet space.

Size: 2.53m x 1.37m (8' 4" x 4' 6").

Physical Dimensions

Height

253cm (99.61")

Width

137cm (53.94")

Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1099259

Dealers Internal Reference

BM1983

Dealers Notes

Viewing by appointment only.

Description

Two quadrupeds are depicted in the lower half and below them, two birds, symbolically the cariers of the soul from the earthly world to the realms of the spirits, observing a tiny star just above them!

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The powerful main border contains large 'botehs' - purported to be either pine-cones or flame symbols.

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

The rug has an evenly-low woollen pile but certainly strong enough to use on the floor with underlay in a quiet space.