Number 1912
Type Caucasian
Material Wool
Style Prayer Rug
Origin Shirvan
Size 150 x 128
Age 1324 (1906)
This square antique prayer rug is sizzling with beauty and finesse. The quality of the dye materials is beyond magnificent. The squarish format signifies great age and an actual function as a religious item for prayer.
The motifs have a lot in common with the finest Shirvan kilims of the XIX century, suggesting a crossover. The materials and workmanship are truly superb, right down to the lovingly braided fringes and end kilims.
The rug is woven upside down to the direction of design, as with all ancient and true Caucasian and Anatolian prayer carpets. The Hijri date 1324 is inscribed twice alongside the Mehrab prayer arch.
Hadi Maktabi and his staff provide comprehensive and thoughtful services to collectors and textile buyers worldwide. His knowledge of antique oriental rugs and textiles, including many fine offerings from the Levant, is unsurpassed. We have been loyal customers for over five years and have visited his Beirut premises. He has worked with us upon several occasions to select the exact Ottoman and Levantine pieces we wanted for our collection. You can be sure of quality and honesty when dealing with Hadi. Penelope and Timothy Hays, Just In From The East Collection, Florida 🇺🇸
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