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ANTIQUE #SA1203253

Antique Prayer-rug, Daghestan, Eastern Caucasus.

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

This beautiful prayer-rug was made in the Daghestan region of the eastern Caucasus in 1318 in the Islamic calendar which is 1900 in our Solar calendar. It comprises an ivory-ground mihrab within a beautiful madder-red field and depicting various symbols throughout. On either side of the mihrab are two small ivory squares with the date knotted in. The powerful golden-yellow main border contains a stylised continuous vine border symbolising the eternal cycle of life. The outer green border depicts the ''birds-heads'' - guardians of the gates of Paradise.
 
A fabulous rug in near-mint condition.
 
Size: 1.64m x 1.25m (5'' 5'' x 4'' 2'').
 
Viewing by appointment only.
 
Internal Reference: BM2227
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1203253
Dateline of this antique is 1900
Height is 164cm (64.6inches)
Width is 125cm (49.2inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA1203253 shown on this page was made in 1900. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1900
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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
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD