Number AH282
Type Village
Material Wool
Style All Over
Origin Bijar
Size 191 x 129
Age 1305 = 1887
How fantastic is this!
A soft qaliche sized antique rug from the Garrus district, with higher suppleness and finer texture than those of Bijar. The field presents an elegant ππππ pattern but the star of the show is the emerald green border. Impeccable.
The upper part is crowned by a lengthy inscription which for the most part is tough for me to read. It could be Farsi but could be the native Kurdish of Garrus. I can make out the word "Bisat", an Arabic term for floor-covering, as well as "kar-e Garrus" ie the work of Garrus.
It is signed by .. Lajavardi, which I take to be the surname of the weaver and is dated 1305 Hijri.
A collector's piece.
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