Number cc925
Origin Shahsavan
Material Wool
Style Tree
Type Tribal
Size 495 x 184
Age 1130 (1717-18)
This is certainly the oldest know Shahsavan rug with this lattice format based on diagonally placed cypress trees. It is very finely woven with a far more pristine version of the design than the "younger" variants of the early 1800s.
It is dated 1130 Hijri corresponding to 1717-1718, a full 5 years prior to the end of the Safavid Empire. As such it is seemingly ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ.
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