7873 Dhurie 4 ft x 8 ft 2

Cotton Dhurrie from India circa 1930’s

Cotton Dhurrie from India circa 1930’s
A very unique carpet, this is an early to mid 19th century version of a very famous 16th century Spanish Alcaraz carpet currently in the Textile Museum. A Phoenix rises from the ashes, surrounded by wreaths. The scull & bones motifs in the original have been replaced here by statue heads (Socrates??). The latin inscriptions (in…