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  • Number 1906

  • Origin Sarab

  • Material Camel Hair

  • Style Prayer Rug

  • Type Tribal

  • Size 379 x 167

  • Age 1317 (1899)

Story

A unique tribal Sarab carpet woven with plush camel hair, combining geometric abstraction with rich Persian symbolism. The upper border carries an important inscription:

ู…ุญุฑู‘ู… ุงู„ุญุฑุงู… ุณู†ุฉ ูกูฃูกูง

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜–๐˜ง ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ 1317

Nomadic Sarab rugs are almost never signed nor dated. Why would one be inscribed in this manner? The key rests in the month of Moharram, which is when the 10 days of the battle of Karbala took place in the year 61 of the Hijra (683 AD). Ashoura, the religious commemoration of the killing of the Prophet's grandson, Imam Hossein, remains arguably the single most important event in the Shia calendar. During these 10 days, and until today, people would gather in mosques or ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜บ๐˜ขs to recite the tragic stories of that battle. As such, the month of Moharram carries significant socio-cultural connotations and its mentioning on a carpet indicates that it was commissioned for either a mosque or more likely a ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜บ๐˜ข on this holy occasion.

As such we have here not only a very beautiful antique artifact, but also a very gripping artwork of massive ethnographic and religious value.

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To me personally there is no surprise, event or frankly anything that gets me more excited than the purchase of a treasured piece of understated artwork such as that of a proper vintage/antique carpet. The sourcing, grading and authentication of these pieces is no small task but is of the highest importance. Through the respected dealer Hadi Maktabi all that is guaranteed, and rest assured the one thing I can guarantee personally as a client is a first class service from the initial selection process till it gets delivered right to your door step. It was an undeniably special experience, with hundreds of carpets to choose from, will definitely be visiting again. Thank you dear Hadi. Habeeb Al Monawer, Kuwait ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ

 

 

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