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Antique Persian Pictorial Lavar Kerman Rug, No.26026 - Gsblank

Antique Persian Pictorial Lavar Kerman Rug

No. 26026
Persia, Early 20th Century
2 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 11 in.
(0.63 x 0.88 m)

A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The youthful dervish Nur ‘Ali Shah sits on a tiger skin in a lavishly flowering landscape, while holding his begging bowl (kashkul), against the cranberry background. The straw main border has leaves, floret groups and simple palmettes.  These dervish rugs were particularly popular around 1900.