Item Ref
BM/S14
The natural un-dyed camel-hair field contains five very powerful symbols in the centre, rising upwards to the mihrab and used again in the hand-panels. Made by Timuri tribes during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, these symbols can also be found in their near neighbours, the Turkmen. This beautiful prayer-rug (namazlyk) is in superb original condition, retaining its full kilim chevron skirts and something I've never come across before, two tassels hanging from the lower left and right corners. I suspect this was a very special little rug, made for someone of importance within the tribe, and to find a rug of this age in this condition, is remarkable.
Size: 1.37m x 0.87m (4' 6" x 2' 10").
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