Number 2003
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Style Prayer Rug
Origin Kashan
Size 152 x 98
Age 1900
Sweet saffron toned antique Kashan in a much loved and uncommon Zaronim size format. The ground of the inner field and outer border are kilim woven, flat and receding. The motifs and minor borders are woven in knotted pile, creating an embossed 3D effect. The design is very lovely indeed.
Perfect condition with full pile, original fringes and end kilim. The braiding of the lower fringes shows you what a labor of love this was.
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