Antique Caucasian Rug Size: 3'11" × 5'3" Date: 1890s Material: Wool on Wool From the village weaving tradition of the eastern Caucasus, this piece has the hallmarks of the Kuba or Shirvan districts — precise geometric drawing, a distinctive ground colour, and a composition built around a single dominant medallion. The warm camel-gold field is an immediately striking feature, far less common in Caucasian weaving than the typical madder red or navy grounds. A large central medallion in dusty blue and dark brown sits at the centre, its octagonal form filled with rosette devices and geometric patterning. A stepped diamond surround in salmon-pink frames the medallion and extends outward with hooked projections — a format sometimes associated with the Chelaberd or Seichur weaving districts. Small tribal scatter motifs, rosettes, and geometric devices populate the open camel field above and below, keeping the composition balanced without crowding it. The wide border in dark terracotta and navy carries a bold repeating sequence of angular geometric forms and stepped devices that runs the full perimeter with characteristic Caucasian directness. The camel ground combined with the dusty blue medallion gives this rug an unusually warm and muted palette that sits comfortably in a wide range of interiors.