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Seychour (Caucasian)
Dealers use Seychour (also Seichur or Zeikhur) for a group of north-east Caucasian pile rugs from the Kuba district of present-day Azerbaijan; they are Caucasian, not Persian. Their classic field is a column of large diagonal crosses, called St Andrew's crosses in the trade, set among stylised flowers. On a rug from Ardabil or elsewhere in north-west Iran, the name describes this Caucasian design.
Also Seychur · Seichur · Seichour · Zeichur · Zeikhur · Zeychour
See also Kuba (Caucasian), Kazak (Caucasian), Ardabil, Azarbaijan
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