Number (sold)
Type Village
Material Wool
Style Medallion
Origin Farahan
Size 308 x 207
Age 1850
A mystical antique carpet, imbued with cultural resonance and material excellence. A number of small format rugs from the Farahan district have survived, mostly with Saruk weave, that have natural color or undyed wool with a medallion in the middle. They are associated with Sufi dervishes for quite apparent reasons.
This is different. The weave is classical Farahan of the pre-Ziegler, pre-1870s type. The size or scale is quite larger than the usual ones and the quality is superb. My guess is this was made for a high ranking dervish in a Sufi mystical brotherhood. Extremely rare and amazingly beautiful.
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