Distinctive East TransCaucasus Niche rug, Dated 1869 or 1872. Twelve Botehs in 5 diagonal bands, Hands and Botehs in spandrels. 36 x 60 inches (93 x 157 cm.) Even low pile, sides and ends slightly reduced. -- An exemplary weaving that old rug mavens might call "a Schurmann" or else "a Herrmann", and it would not be out of place in Ralph Kaffel's magisterial monograph. usd 2,900.-- please contact johnbatki@gmail.com