Former Gendge Gallery, Caucasus. Wool velvet on wool foundations (some natural oxidation), midnight-blue field decorated with triple crenellated medallions with stylized crabs in polychrome diamond shapes surrounded by geometrically stylized multicolored animals, birds and floral bulbs, wide ivory main border with stylized crab hook and claw motifs. Circa 1870. Dimensions. 331 x 101 cm Expert : Mr Frank Kassapian