Shahsevan mafrash side panel
Price €600 (EUR)
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Size
94cm(W) x 54cm(L) / 3'1"(W) x 1'9"(L)
Item Type
Mafrash panel
Region
Shahsavan, Northwest Persia
Date
Early 19th century (1800 - 1833)
Condition
all original but uneven pile with skinned areas, missing part of guard border at the top and bottom, distressed bottom corners, and chunks missing out of the bottom border.
Structure
pile, symmetric knot
Materials
wool, camel, and cotton.
Full Description
One of the things that I like to look for in Shahsevan weavings is traces of their history; early Turkoman iconography, Turkish/Seljuk characteristics, etc. Here we see a righteous Turkey red with an early anatolian kelim green. A rare, early, pile Shahsevan mafrash panel.









