SOUMAK
Southern Caucasian Antique Carpet

(Connoisseur-Caliber) This enigmatic, graphically stunning small room-size Caucasian flatweave presents the extraordinary embroidery technique that is well-loved by many connoisseurs. Its rich carnelian reserve is the backdrop for three potently totemic medallions, each containing a cosmos of esoteric motifs that are richly varied, including an ewer placed in homage to its life-giving contents. Part of this prized tribal textile’s great appeal is the absolutely clear design definition that the embroidery bestows on the multi-scaled ancient patterning. Its colors are spectacularly vivid without being garish and are rippled with a dextrous abrash technique. The mesmerizing border suite includes stylized “backward S” dragon motifs in jewel-shaped enclosures in the horizontal bands and an entirely novel pattern in the vertical sections. A powerful “running dog” wave-like edge appears to circumambulate the entire composition.

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