Стр. 204 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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Carpet. Wool. Pile-weave. Iravan group. Talin, western Azerbaijan. 262x119. 1309 AH/1888 CE.
The reason behind the extraordinary beauty and shiny appearance of the carpets woven in Talin is that they are woven out of
yarn produced from fine and glossy elastic wool. The number of colors and color shades on the carpets woven here change from
seven to ten and sometimes more. This carpet contains a simple pattern design. The main decoration of the middle cornelian field
consists of four eight-petal medallions arranged horizontally one after another. The edges of the medallions are surrounded with
white su (water) on the inside and blue zigzags on the outside. Smaller dark red octagonal star-like medallions are placed inside
the medallions. A brown rhombic element appears in the center of these medallions. There are light blue arrow-like motifs at the
top and bottom and on the right and left of the rhombic elements. The arms, which are directed towards all four sides from the
nooks on the right and left in the center, top, and bottom of the medallion, are shaped like flamed palmettos. Flowery branches
diverge out of these arms, which look like tree trunks. There are also flowery branches in other niches of the medallions.