Number 918
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Origin Tabriz
Style Animal
Size 680 x 440
Age 1890
Mythical on every level:
- the gargantuan size and perfection of condition
- the dizzying variety of mythical beasts
- the shocking bestiality on show, animals feeding on one another
- the perplexing complexity of design with so many layers superimposed on one another
- the pictorial border scenes
- the astounding symmetry all across
Topping it all off is the understated signature of Grand Master Haddad, right at the very top, the most eminent of Tabrizi master weavers in the late 19th century.
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