A ISFAHAN PICTORIAL RUG

CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1900

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A ISFAHAN PICTORIAL RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
Depicting the seated figure of Kay Khusraw, full pile throughout, a minute cobbled repair, overall very good condition
7ft.5in. x 4ft.8in. (226cm. x 142cm.)

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Please note that the central inscription cartouche in the lower end border reads, 'Kharhane Ahmad' which translates as 'the workshop of Ahmad'.

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Lot Essay

The knot count is approximately 7V x 8H per cm. sq.

The figures in the border are further characters from the Shahnameh and the Persian text in the cartouches include verses from Sa’di’s Gulistan.

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