This rare and unusual small dining sofreh with its ivory woollen ground, appears to incorporate a very stylised tree pattern. Made during the third quarter of the nineteenth century by Timuri tribes in the borderlands between north-eastern Persia and north-western Afghanistan, it is in excellent condition.
Note the zig-zag borders all the way round the sofreh, symbolising the eternal cycle of life.
Dining sofrehs or flat-weaves, were made to be laid out on the floor of the tent during mealtimes when the tribes-people would sit around, crosslegged, and eat from the sofreh.
Size: 90cm x 40cm (3'' 0'' x 1'' 4'').
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Internal Reference: BM2113
Antique Number: SA1097735
Dateline of this antique is 1870
Height is 90cm (35.4inches)
Width is 40cm (15.7inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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