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Read morePROPERTY OF THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
A BAKHTIARI CARPET
WEST PERSIA, POSSIBLY DATED AH 1332/1915 AD
Details
A BAKHTIARI CARPET
WEST PERSIA, POSSIBLY DATED AH 1332/1915 AD
With an inscription cartouche
Approximately 19 ft. 9 in. x 15 ft. 9 in. (602 cm. x 480 cm.)
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Lot Essay
The inscription cartouche reads: Farmayesh Agha-ye Morteza Gholi Khani Bakhtiari.