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SHAHSAVAN PRAYER RUG

SHAHSAVAN PRAYER RUG

  • Number AH071

  • Origin Shahsavan

  • Material Wool

  • Style Prayer Rug

  • Type Tribal

  • Size 138 x 94

  • Age 1890

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Juicy with thick, meaty pile. This nomadic prayer rug has survived intact and is a rare occurrence of a tribal religious item. Two elegant columns rise either side of a central axis lined with Mina Khani style rosettes, topped by a niche mehrab choc-full of inscriptions. The holy names of Allah, Mohammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Hosein are all repeated in clearcut calligraphy--itself a rare and unusual feat on a tribal rug.

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