Story

Remarkable tribal rug with an open field in sparkling midnight blue and a garden pavilion in the middle. At the top we see an attractively laid out inscription, executed in fine cursive calligraphy saying:

فرمايش آقاى سيد احمد

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙜𝙝𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙮𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙙

And at the bottom we see the Hijri date 1335 (1917).

The fact that a tribal rug was in fact commissioned by special order is an eye catching feat it in its own right. The gentleman behind it was a certain Ahmad, presumably active in the Shiraz area, but praised by the double honorifics 𝘼𝙜𝙝𝙖 and 𝙎𝙖𝙮𝙮𝙚𝙙. The former can be translated into something between Sir and Mister while the latter refers to a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. What is indeed odd is the fact that these 𝙎𝙖𝙮𝙮𝙚𝙙s were not tribesmen themselves since the vast plurality of tribal folk in Persia were of Turkic origin.

Who was this Ahmad? And how important was he back then that it was enough to simply mention his first name with no other explanation?

Perfect condition, charmingly nuanced abrash, earthy natural browns in the borders and center, original kilim ends and fringes.