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  • Number 1740

  • Material Wool

  • Style Geometric

  • Origin Qashqai

  • Type Tribal

  • Size 203 x 147

  • Age 1335

Story

Remarkable tribal rug with an open field in sparkling midnight blue and a garden pavilion in the middle. At the top we see an attractively laid out inscription, executed in fine cursive calligraphy saying:

ูุฑู…ุงูŠุด ุขู‚ุงู‰ ุณูŠุฏ ุงุญู…ุฏ

๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™๐™– ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™๐™ข๐™–๐™™

And at the bottom we see the Hijri date 1335 (1917).

The fact that a tribal rug was in fact commissioned by special order is an eye catching feat it in its own right. The gentleman behind it was a certain Ahmad, presumably active in the Shiraz area, but praised by the double honorifics ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™๐™– and ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™™. The former can be translated into something between Sir and Mister while the latter refers to a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. What is indeed odd is the fact that these ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™™s were not tribesmen themselves since the vast plurality of tribal folk in Persia were of Turkic origin.

Who was this Ahmad? And how important was he back then that it was enough to simply mention his first name with no other explanation?

Perfect condition, charmingly nuanced abrash, earthy natural browns in the borders and center, original kilim ends and fringes.

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