8482 Isphahan (salting design) 3 ft 4 x 4 ft
Modeled after the so called “Salting Rugs” in the Topkapi Museum (Istanbul)
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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…
