4193 Swedish kilim 7 ft x 8 ft 4 in ( 213 x 254 )


19th century Oushak rug with very pale colors, background color is more pale than the photo represents.
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…