Surahani Embroidery

Description:

Surahani Embroidery, East Caucasus, late 17th/early 18th century, comprised of an allover lattice design of hooked cruciform motifs, diamonds in octagons, and eight-pointed stars-in-hexagons all in shades of light blue, gold, beige, ivory, and salmon, all within a flattened hexagon and eight-pointed star border, 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 7 in.
Estimate $800-1,000

embroidery loss throughout, fabric backing


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