Number SOLD
Material Wool
Style Pictorial
Origin Baluch
Type Central Asian
Size 177 x 103
Age 1890
This Ferdows Baluch quite faithfully depicts a famous scene from the legend of Khosrow and Shirine, respectively the Shahanshah of Persia and the Princess of Armenia in the 6th century. Shirine is escorted by two chaperones into the forest while Khosrow rides by. His crooked nose is quite a touch! What's unusual about this representation of that famous scene from Persian literature is depicted on a creamy background with matching ivory border.
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