Armenian Gandzak Kazak rug dated 1877. I’ve never seen an inscription so beautifully woven in the script style Armenians call “Yergatakir” (transl. is “metal letter”, as in the style used in Letterpress), This is an ultra-rare piece. 220 cm x 100 cm (7' 2" x 3' 3")

ՊՈՐՆԱԿՈԹՑԻ ՄԿՐՏԻՉ ՊԵՏՐՈՍԵԱՆ ԿԻՆՆ ԱՆԹԱՌԱՆ ՈՐԴԻ ՄՈՒՔԵԼՆ 1877(P)ERNAGOT’TS’I MKRTICH’ PETROSIAN KINN ANT’ARRAN VORDI MUK’ELN 1877

Translation: “Migirdich Petrosian from Pernagot (a village in Syunik province) his wife Anatarran and child of Mukelen 1877”