IRAN - Lot 186

Lot n° 186
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IRAN - Lot 186
IRAN Large Ghoum Kork rug Wool and silk Silky lambswool pile (selected in the spring, known as “Kork,” on a cotton backing). Beautifully fine Density: approx. 7/7,500 knots per dm² Bordered rug. Good overall condition Beautiful polychromy. Ruby-red field with a mosaic decoration of flower stems, foliage, palmettes, and botehs (symbols of genesis and fertility, the seed motif) finely rendered in polychrome adorned with a central medallion in the shape of a stylized navy blue diamond featuring stylized birds inlaid with an ivory star-shaped flower. Five borders, the main one sky-blue with “abrache” (natural wool variation) featuring rows of floral bulbs encircled by slender stems with multicolored floral garlands. Shah Period Circa 1960–65 346 x 201 cm Bibliography: Andrew Middleton (A World Tour of Carpets), Edwin Gans-Ruedin (The Splendor of Persian Carpets).
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