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Antique Half-saddlebag Face, Afshar Nomads Of Aqta', Kerman Province, South Persia.
£550 $735 €643
This beautiful bag-face is an early example of Afshar work, dating to circa 1870 from Aqta'' in the province of Kerman, south Persia. The golden-yellow main border is very interesting and one needs to look closely to see the depiction of two birds, opposing each other on either side of a stylised ''tree of life'' on the top and bottom borders and on the side borders, camels opposing each other. These are popular symbols amongst the Afshar tribes. The field design seems to comprise a highly stylised lotus blossom amid vegetal patterns embellished with geometrical motifs but it might also stem from the open-winged eagle - an ancient Persian motif. Once part of a double saddle-bag, this face is all that remains. The superb, vegetable-dye colours are beautifully saturated and it is in very good pile all over.
Size: 61cm x 56cm (2'' 0'' x 1'' 10'').
Viewing by appointment only.
Internal Reference:...an> BM34
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1144371
Dateline of this antique is 1880
Height is 61cm (24.0inches)Width is 56cm (22.0inches)Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA1144371 shown on this page was made in 1880. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1880
ANTIQUE SA1144371
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the Near East and Central Asia since 1979.
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
Tel: 01451 824 447 or 07980 999 114
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