Description
This piece has been inspired by the central medallion of Chalabi carpets from the Garabagh carpet school of Azerbaijan. The design of these carpets is truly unique, with a fascinating mysterious medallion in the centre. Besides Chalabis, this design is found in Barjid carpets of South Azerbaijan and nowhere else in the Orient. The medallion is thought to represent a double-headed bird believed to guard the Paradise in oriental mythology. A cruciform in the centre of the medallion symbolizes four primal elements (earth, water, wind and fire)
