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or two sided spirals, and s-shaped spirals were widespread during the late Bronze Age and early
Stone Age. These elements are also prevalent in the decorations of faience, jewelry, and metal objects.
The following is an example of spiral-like ornaments: bronze belts with a famous pattern belonging
to the late Bronze Age and early Stone Age of Azerbaijan; faience products found in the tombs on
the shores of Ganjachay and Gushchulu village of the same era; an earring found in Jovdar; lira-
and spectacle-shaped earrings found in the Goygol district; and a silver belt and other faience and
metal-border ornaments found in Khoshbulag. Several researchers focusing on the semantic content
of spiral-like curls interpreted these ele-
ments as symbols of water and watering.
Spiral-like elements are encountered on
Ganja-Gazakh carpets belonging to the
15th century, Karabakh carpets belonging
to the 17th century, the “Goycheli” carpet
from the Karabakh Group, the “Bijo” car-
pet from the Shirvan Group, and the “Khile
Buta” carpet from the Baku group. At the
bottom of the carpet, goshabuynuz (dou-
ble-horned) and sirga (earring) motifs are
patterned on a dark navy blue background.
Small s-shaped elements are noticeable
along the edges of these motifs.
The empty parts of the middle field at the
top of thewhite and red backgroundmedal-
lion are decorated with small red, yellow,
white, and black evil-eye-catcher motifs.
A wide white border encircles the middle
field of the carpet. Shamdan (candlestick),
mashal (torch), and gaychibalig motifs are
designed inside the border. These motifs
are decorated using dark red, black, navy
blue, yellow, brown, green, and light blue
colors. Sirga elements depicted in white
and dark red adorn the narrow border with
a navy blue background.
Both of the borders are surrounded by
red and yellow sichandishi (mouse teeth).
The edges of the carpet are designed with
light brown yarn on the right and left us-
ing a braiding method. The carefully coor-
dinated colors create a vivid image on this
carpet, which has a rich color design. Col-
ors specific to the Gazakh district of Azer-
baijan are reflected on this carpet. The col-
ors of the motifs in the middle field of the
carpet are repeated in the motifs along both
the wide and narrow borders. The alternat-
ing colors of the medallions are projected in
the same arrangement in the motifs along
the border.