Origin: Caucasus
Date: Third quarter of the 19th century
Dimensions: 120 × 120 cm
Description:
This captivating Shirvan Marasali rug, woven in a square prayer format, invites the viewer into a world of light and geometry. The golden-yellow field glows with a lattice of stylized blossoms and cypress-like trees, each enclosed in diamond compartments that evoke the gardens of paradise. Above, the pointed mihrab arches upward like a sacred gateway—framed by colorful motifs resembling lamps and votive structures. A spiritual landscape in woven form, it guides the eye and spirit toward a higher realm through color, form, and meditative symmetry.
Origin: Caucasus
Date: Third quarter of the 19th century
Dimensions: 120 × 120 cm
Description:
This captivating Shirvan Marasali rug, woven in a square prayer format, invites the viewer into a world of light and geometry. The golden-yellow field glows with a lattice of stylized blossoms and cypress-like trees, each enclosed in diamond compartments that evoke the gardens of paradise. Above, the pointed mihrab arches upward like a sacred gateway—framed by colorful motifs resembling lamps and votive structures. A spiritual landscape in woven form, it guides the eye and spirit toward a higher realm through color, form, and meditative symmetry.
