Figures with Cup
| ID# 1640 | Date: Unknown | -:- | Size 36 x 96 inches
(91 X244 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 7 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Mythic Figure War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| This interesting rug features imagery possibly related to the poetry of Omar Khayyam. The main motif consists of two busts, one man and one woman. They wear headscarves and the woman looks as if she is offering the man a cup of wine. This motif is repeated multiple times down the rug, the facial expressions slightly changing each time.
The border on this rug is really interesting-- made up of what looks to be leaping deer, one of the deer (in the lower right) has a red eye. |
| Wool: Super soft, some bleeding from the reds | Sheen: Very shiny | Handle: Floppy | Selvedge: Two cord brown wool |
| Fringe: Black and naturally colored plain weave with overhand knots | Pile: 5mm | Warp: Fine naturally colored wool | Weft: Light grey wool |
| Warp Depression:Slight warp depression | |||
