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Antique Baluch Rug
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Antique Baluch Rug

19th century
For Sale by Siez Gallery
Description

This unusual Baluch rug displays some striking features. For example, there is no central mihrab, or prayer niche, but two upraised hands (hands of fatima). The camel ground across this field is also desirable to find on such pieces, giving it a luminous quality that leaves the onlooker transfixed on the butterfly shaped motifs. The finishing border pattern gives us a glimpse of the tribal origins of this piece, in a rug that showcases an artistic blend of tradition and ingenuity.

Size: 170cm x 96cm

Age: Late 19th Century

Condition: Worn sides - Reasonable

Stock No: SG-BAL1924

Physical Dimensions
Height
170cm (66.93")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Declaration

Siez Gallery has dated this Antique Baluch Prayer Rug to the 19th Century.

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SA1174231
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SG-BAL1924
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All rugs are available for viewing from our showroom at Station Mill Antiques in the Cotswolds.

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Description
This unusual Baluch rug displays some striking features. For example, there is no central mihrab, or prayer niche, but two upraised hands (hands of fatima).
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The camel ground across this field is also desirable to find on such pieces, giving it a luminous quality that leaves the onlooker transfixed on the butterfly shaped motifs.
Siez Gallery

The finishing border pattern gives us a glimpse of the tribal origins of this piece, in a rug that showcases an artistic blend of tradition and ingenuity.

Size: 170cm x 96cm

Age: Late 19th Century

Condition: Worn sides - Reasonable

Stock No: SG-BAL1924

Height
170cm (66.93")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Date of Manufacture

Siez Gallery has dated this Antique Baluch Prayer Rug to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1174231
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SG-BAL1924
Siez Gallery
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Woven & decorative arts - specialists in antique rugs

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An antique Baluch hand-knotted wool rug featuring a central tan field with tree motifs, hand iconographies near the top arch, and dark indigo and terracotta geometric borders.
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Digbeth St
Stow-on-the-Wold
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL54 1BN
United Kingdom
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An antique Baluch hand-knotted wool rug featuring a central tan field with tree motifs, hand iconographies near the top arch, and dark indigo and terracotta geometric borders.
Antique Baluch Rug
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An antique Baluch hand-knotted wool rug featuring a central tan field with tree motifs, hand iconographies near the top arch, and dark indigo and terracotta geometric borders.
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Baluch rugs were woven by nomadic tribes living near the borders of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. They are renowned for their dark, saturated colour palettes, intricate geometric patterns, and traditional prayer arch or tree-of-life motifs.

These rugs are hand-knotted using locally sourced wool for both the pile and foundation, though goat hair is occasionally used for edge bindings. They feature asymmetrical knots creating a dense pile along with flat-woven kilim end skirts.

Authentic pieces exhibit natural plant-based dyes resulting in subtle colour variations, flexible soft wool, and characteristic dark tones such as deep indigo, terracotta, and brown. The presence of tribal iconography and asymmetrical hand-knotting further confirms age and origin.

A Baluch rug adds warmth and tactile depth when layered over pale hardwood floors or natural fibre carpets. Its geometric patterns ground minimalist contemporary furnishings and complement dark wood joinery.

Vacuum gently using suction only to avoid catching the hand-woven pile or fringes. Promptly blot liquid spills with an absorbent cloth and consult a specialist rug restorer for deep cleaning.
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