Стр. 120 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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Carpet. Wool. Pile-weave. Iravan group. Vedi, Vedibasar, western Azerbaijan. 226x118. 1274 AH/1853 CE.
The date 1274 AH appears on the red background at the bottom of the carpet.
In the middle of this red field carpet, three large whole and one incomplete medallion is depicted. The medallions are reminiscent of cha-
lagan (kite) or frog motifs. Arranged alternately along the vertical axis, the three whole and one incomplete element produces a dynamic
and rhythmic composition.
The medallion in the center is designed with navy blue, dark red, white, and green. A geometric eight-pointed star appears in the center
of the medallion. Inside this element, six four-petal flowers are designed inside a yellow flower that looks like an oblong rectangular ketebe.
At the top and bottom of the rectangular element, there are arrow-like bulges. An eight-pointed geometric element appears in the center of
the medallion. Inside this element, on the yellow background gyol (medallion) reminiscent of a rectangular oblong ketebe, six four-petal
flowers are depicted. There are arrow-like bulges at the top and bottom of the rectangular element. S-shaped elements are depicted along