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A TABRIZ PICTORIAL CARPET
Lot 335 THE PROPERTY OF THE NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION (LOT 335)

A TABRIZ PICTORIAL CARPET

NORTHWEST PERSIA, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY

Closed20 October 2011

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A TABRIZ PICTORIAL CARPET
NORTHWEST PERSIA, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY
With white cotton highlights
Approximately 9 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. (282 cm. x 178 cm.)

Specialist note

This unusual Tabriz Pictorial rug depicts Nader Shah Afshar (ruled 1736-47), the founder of the Afsharid dynasty. Known as a military genious, he rose to power during a period of anarchy, united the Persian realm, removed the Ottomans and Russians and deposed the last memebers of the Safavid dynasty. Here he sits under a cartouche containing a Persian verse in his honour and is surrounded by Safavid rulers including Shah Abbas II, Sheikh Safi and Shah Isma'il.