Very original and fine Kachan soof Iran In silk and golden threads Mid XXth century Dimensions. 145 x 100 cm Technical characteristics Silk velvet, embroidered with golden threads on a silk foundation Good general condition Density. Approx. 10/11000 knots per dm² Prayer carpet A mirhab, and has decoration of vase of polychrome stylized flowers surrounded by trees of life and multicolored birds Double spandrels blue night with birds

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