Number 1740
Material Wool
Style Geometric
Origin Qashqai
Type Tribal
Size 203 x 147
Age 1335
Remarkable tribal rug with an open field in sparkling midnight blue and a garden pavilion in the middle. At the top we see an attractively laid out inscription, executed in fine cursive calligraphy saying:
ูุฑู
ุงูุด ุขูุงู ุณูุฏ ุงุญู
ุฏ
๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ข๐๐
And at the bottom we see the Hijri date 1335 (1917).
The fact that a tribal rug was in fact commissioned by special order is an eye catching feat it in its own right. The gentleman behind it was a certain Ahmad, presumably active in the Shiraz area, but praised by the double honorifics ๐ผ๐๐๐ and ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐. The former can be translated into something between Sir and Mister while the latter refers to a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. What is indeed odd is the fact that these ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐s were not tribesmen themselves since the vast plurality of tribal folk in Persia were of Turkic origin.
Who was this Ahmad? And how important was he back then that it was enough to simply mention his first name with no other explanation?
Perfect condition, charmingly nuanced abrash, earthy natural browns in the borders and center, original kilim ends and fringes.
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