ID 1033067
Lot 76 | AN EMBROIDERED PRAYER MAT
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
IRAN, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER
On cream ground, the borders embroidered with dense thuluth inscriptions within cartouches surrounded by floral vine, the indigo jamawar field from circa 1800 probably later added, the mihrab possibly reduced in length, mounted behind perspex
4ft8in. x 3ft1.2/8in. (142 x 96cm.)
Provenance
With London trade, 1986
Further details
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| Medium: | Silk, Textile |
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Medium: | Silk, Textile |
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
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