Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1900s.
Made by Afshar nomads in the region of Shahr-e-Babak, Kerman Province, southern Persia circa 1900, the sofreh has a natural camel-hair inner-square and main border and is complete with braided tassels on each corner, indicating that this was a prized sofreh within the tribe.
Size: 1.04m x 0.89m (3' 5" x 3' 0").
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1900s.
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the near east and central asia since 1979.
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