Number 1677
Origin Ziegler
Material Wool
Type Vagireh
Style Animal
Size 305 x 248
Age 1860
One of a kind and out of this world.
A room size Sultanabad sampler with terrifying asymmetry.
4 dragons π literally breathe out fire π₯ with other Vaq Vaq style animal heads popping about. Remarkably archaic and ornate lotus flowers and blossoms--with no symmetrical alignment--populate the ferocious field.
The size format is quite unusual for Persian rugs, especially of the Qajar period. It has a typical Sultanabad weave but predates the Ziegler enterprise.
Uniquely collectible.
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