A LARGE PERSIAN PICTORIAL CARPET Iran, 20th century
A LARGE PERSIAN PICTORIAL CARPET
Iran, 20th century
Silk pile, with tasseled ends, the central niche depicting an enthroned ruler with attendants, surmounted by a large figure of Ahura Mazda, the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism and embodiment of wisdom and truth; the border depicting Persian rulers from different dynasties, from the Medes to the Achaemenids, each identified in lobed cartouches.
225.5cm x 144cm
Literature:
Pashootanizadeh A.,Pre-Islamic Symbols in Pictorial Carpets of Iranian Kings: Persian Carpet/Iranian Carpet, in 'Paykareh', Vol. 12, No. 34, 10.22055, 2023, p. 19.
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A LARGE PERSIAN PICTORIAL CARPET
Iran, 20th century
Silk pile, with tasseled ends, the central niche depicting an enthroned ruler with attendants, surmounted by a large figure of Ahura Mazda, the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism and embodiment of wisdom and truth; the border depicting Persian rulers from different dynasties, from the Medes to the Achaemenids, each identified in lobed cartouches.
225.5cm x 144cm
Literature:
Pashootanizadeh A.,Pre-Islamic Symbols in Pictorial Carpets of Iranian Kings: Persian Carpet/Iranian Carpet, in 'Paykareh', Vol. 12, No. 34, 10.22055, 2023, p. 19.
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