Number 1404
Material Wool
Style Pictorial
Origin Gabbeh
Type Tribal
Size 196 x90
Age 1950 (although the inscribed date is 1260)
Rising above the majestic lion is a portrait of the bearded Nader Shah Afshar ... yet the inscription states it is Nassereddine Shah Qajar. This quirkiness on a nomadic rug is endearingly sweet. The same crowned king appears in mirror symmetry below the lion.
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