Number cc668
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Style Pictorial
Origin Tabriz
Size 98 X 69
Age 1940
Superfine pictorial rug depicting the very young Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as crown prince or immediately after ascending the throne in 1941. Note the attention to detail in the medals and decorations he bears, as well as the twinned royal flags with Shir o Khorshid Lion and Sun, on either side of the Kayanid Crown.
The lovely turquoise blue field is very sweet. Note also the asymmetry in the positioning of the birds, to account for the Shah's head in profile.
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