CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1900

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A PICTORIAL KASHAN CARPET
Central Persia, circa 1900
The ivory field divided into horizontal panels containing figures and animals in an ivory border with men on horseback and a building at one end between green floral meander stripes, very slight wear
6ft.7in. x 4ft.7in. (201cm. x 140cm.)

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Lot Essay

This most unusual rug is a product of the same fashion as the preceding lot. Here however a mixture of Sasanian sources rather than Achaemenid has been used to create the design. The main hunting scene is taken from the Sasanian carvings at Taq-i Bustan while the panel below it shows Bahram II as at Naqsh-i Rustam. The main building at the top is the magnificent Sasanian palace at Ctestiphon with a little reconstruction by the weaver!

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