A SEMI-ANTIQUE BELOUCHE PRAYER RUG, hand-knotted by semi-nomadic weavers of the Belouche tribe, from an area near Herat in west Afghanistan, circa 1920-25, decorated with a central prayer...

A SEMI-ANTIQUE BELOUCHE PRAYER RUG, hand-knotted by semi-nomadic weavers of the Belouche tribe, from an area near Herat in west Afghanistan, circa 1920-25, decorated with a central prayer ''Mihrab'', flanked by stylised plant ornaments, with three mosques in the top panel and three cross octagonals in the bottom, inside borders of ''S'' leaf meander and stylized tree and leaf vines. 103 x 75cm, 3'5'' x 2'6'' Provenance: Peter Linden Oriental Rugs, Carpets & Kilims, 05/08/1985; from the estate of Tony Sweeney Accompanied by a Peter Linden Certificate

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