Antique Afshar Tribal Rug, Aqta' Region, Kerman Province, South Persia.

Name: Antique Afshar Tribal Rug, Aqta' Region, Kerman Province, South Persia.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA962324
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Description

This rug is outstanding! Certainly one of the very best Afshar rugs I've ever handled or even seen in private collections worldwide.

Having a rather illegible date in the madder-red panel, top right hand corner of the diagonal-band field design, my feelings are that this rug is early, possibly around 1870. Finely knotted, one needs to concentrate on the indigo-blue inner field which contains a myriad of birds, quadrupeds and human representation. The two cenral lozenges highlighted in sky-blue, contain '8-pointed stars', symbols of protection. But look at the upper star. It contains a small bird, symbolising the carrier of the soul from the earthly world to the realms of the spirit.

Altogether, an amazing and truly fabulous rug.

Size: 1.93m x 1.31m (6' 4" x 4' 3").

Physical Dimensions

Height

193cm (75.98")

Width

131cm (51.57")

Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA962324

Dealers Internal Reference

BM/MI2

Dealers Notes

Viewing by appointment only.

Description

This rug is outstanding! Certainly one of the very best Afshar rugs I've ever handled or even seen in private collections worldwide.

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Having a rather illegible date in the madder-red panel, top right hand corner of the diagonal-band field design, my feelings are that this rug is early, possibly around 1870.

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Finely knotted, one needs to concentrate on the indigo-blue inner field which contains a myriad of birds, quadrupeds and human representation. The two cenral lozenges highlighted in sky-blue, contain '8-pointed stars', symbols of protection. But look at the upper star. It contains a small bird, symbolising the carrier of the soul from the earthly world to the realms of the spirit.

Altogether, an amazing and truly fabulous rug.

Size: 1.93m x 1.31m (6' 4" x 4' 3").