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Very Very Very Long

Very Very Very Long

  • Number 511

  • Origin Sarab

  • Material Camel Hair

  • Style All Over

  • Type Tribal

  • Size 695 x 105

  • Age 2536

Story

Does what it says on the lid. This is one of the longest camel hair runners we have seen. 10 medallions in a row line the central axis. Decoratively speaking, this is a very useful and handy item for anyone with a large. hallway or long corridor.

For historical reasons this runner is mind-blowing for being one of a handful of known rugs to bear a date in the Shahanshahi calendar. Introduced by the last Shah of Iran in 1976 it was only in use for 3 years before being discarded by the new regime. Its first year, 2535, commemorated that number of years since the founding of the first Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great in 559 BC. Its last year was 2537. This runner was woven in 2536 or 1977/78 and is remarkable for showing how such royal propaganda so quickly permeated rural tribal society.

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