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  • Number 44608

  • Type Workshop

  • Material Wool

  • Style Pictorial

  • Origin Arab

  • Size 91 x 126

  • Age 1950

Story

This sweet rug from my private collection has taken on new meaning to me, in light of the last weekโ€™s events, from Idlib to Damascus.

It has a famous couplet from the grand old Egyptian poet Ahmad Shawqi ุงู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ุดุนุฑุงุก, the prince of poets:

ู„ูˆู„ุง ุฏู…ุดู‚ ู„ู…ุง ูƒุงู†ุช ุทู„ูŠุทู„ุฉ ูˆู„ุง ุฒู‡ุช ุจุจู†ูŠ ุงู„ุนุจุงุณ ุจุบุฏุงู†

(If not for Damascus, there would be no Toledo, nor would Baghdad have prospered with the Abbasids.)

It has further inscriptions that say:

ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฏู…ุดู‚ ุงู„ุดุงู…

(The city of peace, Damascus of Sham)

It is signed by the Syrian weaver ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุฑุถุง ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุฏ Mohammad Reda Al Majid in the ancient city of ู…ุนุฑุฉ ุงู„ู†ุนู…ุงู† Maโ€™arrat Al Noโ€™man in Idlib province, famous as the birthplace of the medieval poet philosopher ุงุจูˆ ุนู„ุงุก ุงู„ู…ุนุฑูŠ Abu Alaโ€™ Al Maโ€™arri (973 - 1057). (No, that was not a nom de guerre nor a pseudonym.)

It is incredibly rare for settled Arabs to weave carpets. It is far rarer to find an Arab workshop-made Syrian carpet. This is a piece of history.

As we witness live history unfolding on fast forward, please spare a thought for the beautiful country of Syria, its utterly remarkable people, their invaluable contributions to humanity across history, and all the hardships they have endured for so long. I pray for peace, prosperity and stability.

Posted on December 8, 2024.

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