A deep indigo field anchors this hand-knotted Caucasian Shirvan rug, its central axis stacked with serrated diamond medallions, eight-pointed stars and hooked vine motifs, scattered with stylised blossoms, serrated leaves and small bird figures in madder red, ivory, saffron and teal. Ivory spandrels frame the corners, and the whole composition is held by a striking madder-red main border carrying the diagonal barber-pole stripe-and-rosette band that distinguishes the Seychour school of the Kuba region.
It is hand-knotted in Afghanistan by master weavers working in the older Caucasian manner, with a fine, even knot count, a low clipped pile and flat-woven kilim ends. The indigo and madder have depth and a quiet, light-catching variation that machine-made rugs can never reproduce.
Densely woven and built to last, this is a collector-grade piece — at home as the centrepiece of a formal living or dining room. As a hand-made rug, it is genuinely one of a kind. The pile is low, hand-clipped, with kilim ends.
- Origin: Afghanistan
- Type: Afghani Sherwan, hand-knotted
- Material: 100% wool
- Design: Caucasian, Seychour-style border
- Size: 210×334cm (6'11"×10'11") — Large
- Colour: Indigo
- SKU: AFGPG 313143
- One-of-a-kind: Yes
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