late 19th/early 20th Century, probably Daghestan, Caucuses, with a row of Lesghi stars in various colors on a black ground with white borders, woven in thick lustrous wool pile
h. 10ft 2in. w. 2ft 8in.
Condition: with a natural bend to its shape, one end with various neat tears, losses in corners and border, the other end with three small tears into outer border