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Sarouk Rugs: Mosque of the Imam Reza Mahal Carpet

Old Mahal Carpet

From the collection of the Mosque of the Imam Reza:

Size: 7 foot by 10 foot 4 inch.

This is a beautiful old Mahal rug. It is an older carpet but it is in nearly perfect condition. This is one of the rugs deacessioned from the collection of the Mosque of the Imam Reza when the Mosque sold off pieces of it's collection to raise funds.

V9930003s.jpg (38115 bytes) Handmade Mahal Carpet. Arak area, Persia/Iran Circa 1960.

Size: 7 foot by 10 foot 4 inch.

Structure: Symmetrical knot. 7 knots per horizontal inch and 10 knots per vertical inch. 70 per square inch (1085 per square decimeter)

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp:  Ivory cotton.

Weft: Two shot ivory cotton.

Pile: 2 wool singles.

Ends: Post-hitch wharf binding with 1 inch warp fringe.

Selvages: Single cord overcastting red wool.

Handle: Heavy, soft wool, durable, dense.

Further Notes: Excellent condition.

Provenance: Mosque Collection Mosque of Imam Reza, Meshed Iran.

Mosque Collection,  Mosque of The Imam Reza

One of the most sacred shines to Shia Moslims is the tomb and Mosque of the Imam Reza in Meshed Iran. For over 400 years that I know of people have been donating rugs to the Mosque collections and then the mosques will sell rugs when they need to raise funds.

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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