Early Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with Rare Comb Motif, Northeast Persia, c. Early 19th Century – 2’6 x 4’5 bronze vase The layered composition is both

The layered composition is both bold and intricate

likely intended for personal or ceremonial use

making this piece as functional as it is stylish

Max Berman (who was married to Hambro's niece)

A series of intricate borders—featuring latch-hook patterns and alternating rosettes—frames the central panel and adds visual weight to the piece

Early Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with Rare Comb Motif, Northeast Persia, c. Early 19th Century – 2’6 x 4’5 bronze vase The layered composition is bothThis exceptional early Baluch prayer rug represents a rare surviving example from the first half of the 19th century, woven in the borderlands of Northeast Persia and Western Afghanistan. The rugs focal point is its highly unusual comb or hand of Fatima motifs in the upper spandrelswidely interpreted as protective symbolsflanking a central octagonal medallion in the prayer fields mihrab. The field is filled with serrated tree or palm motifs rendered