Number H8701
Type Workshop
Material Silk
Style Pictorial
Origin Arab
Size 217 x 133 - 205 x 128
Age 1975
๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ
I promised you only the best of everything as well as the most exclusive rugs in the world. Today we go back 1,500 years to the year 531 when Justinian the Law Giver was Emperor of the Romans. The builder of Hagia Sophia. They werenโt known as Byzantines yet but were already Christian.
In a remote corner of Jordan lies Mount Nรฉbo where the Prophet Moses (Musa/Moshe/Moรฏse) was allegedly buried. A number of churches and monasteries were built there for the faithful to worship and pray.
There, inside a 6th century baptistery, archaeologists discovered a โfloor paintingโ of very surprising motifs: exotic wild beasts ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฆ and pastoral scenes in ancient costume.
There also was an imposing, very lengthy inscription in Ancient Greek which said:
By the divine grace, under our most God-loving father and shepherd Elias the bishop, the holy diaconicum of God was rebuilt and adorned with the holy baptismal font of rebirth and the most graceful cup, through the effort of Elias the hegumen and priest, under the consulate of Flavius Lampadius and Flavius Orestes the most illustrious, the month of August, 9th indiction, the year 425 of the province. For the salvation of Muselius the scholastic and his wife Sergo. For the salvation of Philadelphus the scholastic and Gothus the scholastic and of all those who belong to them. Amen o Lord!
Hundreds of years later, before l was born, this historic Byzantine art was faithfully preserved on a pair of silk carpets. Most likely woven by special commission in Egypt in the mid 20th century.
Jโai fait la connaissance de Hadi lors de la prรฉparation de lโexposition ยซ LโEmpire des roses, chefs-dโลuvre de lโart persan du 19รจme siรจcle ยป qui a eu lieu au Louvre-Lens en 2018 et ร laquelle il a participรฉ par le prรชt de tapis exceptionnels. Jโavais alors รฉtรฉ impressionnรฉe par ses connaissances et sa passion pour les tapis orientaux. Cette rencontre a marquรฉ le dรฉbut dโune collaboration riche et fructueuse. Elle a notamment permis au musรฉe du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac de voir ses collections iraniennes sโenrichir de plusieurs tapis et tentures dont certains nโont pas leur รฉquivalent dans les musรฉes occidentaux. Ce que jโapprรฉcie chez Hadi ? Cโest son professionnalisme, son dynamisme et lโengouement quโil a pour son mรฉtier ! Hana Chidiac, Curator of the Middle East Department at the Musee Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris, France ๐ซ๐ท
I have been buying and collecting oriental rugs for over 40 years. As a result I have had direct experiences with many dealers and galleries throughout Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. The Hadi Maktabi establishment is distinct and unique. It is rare to find a dealer who not only has a discerning taste and excellent choice of rugs. But with Hadi, the experience is one of an erudite oriental rug scholar paired with years of family experiences and traditions dealing in rugs, carpets and textiles. The available choices, diversity and quality of his stock is awesome. It is always a pleasure. Highly recommended and satisfying. As a collector he has become not only a partner of choice, knowledge and information but also a valued friend. Robert Bell, CEO Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, U.K. ๐ฌ๐ง
I must say this one of the most enriching carpet purchase experiences I ever had. This was not a mere transaction but more an experience about art and history. Dr Maktabi's experience and knowledge in this space is second to none. Highly recommended! R.A., Doha, Qatar
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