Entrance - home sweet home

[Marc Sahli Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marc Sahli]

Just wanted to share my home entrance with a Lesghi (1875) and an Akstafa

[Joe Lawrence Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Joe Lawrence]

Nice work!

[Joseph R. Putnak Member Find all posts View Profile Close Joseph R. Putnak]

Hi Marc,

Both are very nice rugs, especially the "Leshgi star". It is possible that the bright yellow-orange was dyed with an early synthetic dye, possibly basic orange-2. Interestingly, I read that it was one of the first orange azo dyes developed and it was used as early as the 1870s, which would be consistent with your reading of the date. Although I cannot be certain that a synthetic dye was used, from the picture there is a good chance. BTW, this in no way detracts from the piece IMO.

Joseph

[Marc Sahli Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marc Sahli]

Here in detail

[Joseph R. Putnak Member Find all posts View Profile Close Joseph R. Putnak]

Hi Marc,

If my date converter is correct your proposed date of 1875 AD would translate to 1291 AH or 1292 AH. Can you please explain how you arrived at that date from the rectangular cartouches?

Thanks,

Joseph

[Joe Lawrence Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Joe Lawrence]

The left one looks like 1278 or 1861. It’s not that clear though.

[Steve Price Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Steve Price]

The left and right inscriptions don't look identical and neither has the "handle" that nearly every inscribed date has. I'm not sure the inscription(s) are intended to be dates, for those reasons.

Steve Price