SOUTH PERSIA, DATED AH 1337/1918-19 AD

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AN 'ARAB KHAMSEH RUG
South Persia, dated AH 1337/1918-19 AD
The shaded indigo field with floral sprays around a central Achaemenid king wrestling a lion, an inscription above flanked by columns with Persepolitan capitals supporting brick-red arches at each end containing animal combat figures, in an ivory border of floral meander between polychrome inner and chequerboard outer stripe, possibly missing outer stripes on both sides, multi coloured selvages, localised areas of wear, a few minor areas of repair in the centre
5ft.9in. x 4ft.10in. (175cm. x 147cm.)

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Lot Essay

The inscription translates:
"commissioned by Mir (or possibly Jabar) Khabnaz Khan the 'Arab, 1337.
The 'Arab tribe, which should not be confused with any other peoples with the same name, is a part of the Khamseh tribal Confederacy of Fars (Housego, Jenny: Tribal Rugs, London, 1978, p.16). It is rare to find an inscription on rugs of this origin, making the origin beyond doubt. Most usually associated with rugs of the murgh (bird) design, this is an unusual pictorial rug from this tribe.

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