3'10" X 2'5" Baluch Prayer Rug [SH-162] Collector's Piece

3'10" X 2'5" Baluch Prayer Rug [SH-162] Collector's PieceA Baluch prayer rug. Single tree like pillar on a bright cherry red field. 3 pillar top with ashik motifs. Deep blue and vibrant indigo. Full pile, mint condition, kilim ends, 8 colors, and was given a museum quality hand wash.

The octagon gols in this rug are outlined in light green

An early rug (1860

Dimensions: 3'1" x 5'7"

The appearance of these figures in a tribal South Persian rug was suggested by the noted Afshar scholar John J

Saturated dyes soft leathery handle

It features a nice rendering of the archaic eagle design elem panel (piled end)

This piece features a repeating diamond pattern enclosing alternating shrub flowers on a saturated cherry red field

Collector's NotesThis antique Persian Bidjar rug was woven in the late 19th Century featuring a worn look from its age

Stunning antique Karabagh kilim

and was given a museum quality hand wash

Note the red Mirab niche on each end

An antique Uzbek kilim