The Caucasus — Karabagh & Kazak
Floral Karabagh Rug with Triple Rose Medallions
Caucasian Rugs · Representative imagery
Photographed among other weavings, this Karabagh-style rug centers three dark medallions of clustered roses on a rich rose-red field, edged by an orange border of repeating blossoms. The romantic floral drawing reflects the European-influenced taste that flourished in the southern Caucasus alongside older geometric designs. Knotted in wool with bright, cheerful dyes, it represents the flowering-garden branch of the tradition. Shown as representative imagery of the design family.
The tradition
The Caucasus — Karabagh & Kazak
The mountains of the Caucasus produced rugs of unmistakable energy: high-contrast colour, large-scale geometric forms and an inventive, almost abstract sense of design. Kazak, Karabagh, Shirvan and Kuba are the classic names, each village reworking medallions and animals in its own idiom.
Caucasian rugs are smaller and bolder than Persian city carpets, and their dragon, eagle and tree forms have been abstracted by generations of weavers into pure, powerful pattern.
Motifs & meaning
Reading the design
Caucasian motifs are dramatic and protective, often descended from very old animal forms.
Dragon (ejder)
An ancient guardian of water and treasure, abstracted into the field.
Memling gül
A hooked octagonal medallion seen in early European paintings.
Latch-hook diamond
Hooks that catch and turn away the evil eye.
Running-dog border
A protective, continuous boundary.
Materials & technique
How it is made
Hand-knotted with the symmetric knot in bright, naturally dyed wool — a robust, medium pile that carries the bold Caucasian geometry.
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