Vintage Persian Pictorial Tabriz Rug, 03'00 X 02'04

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79753 Vintage Persian Pictorial Tabriz Rug, 03'00 x 02'04.

The Sovereign Muse: A Vintage Persian Tabriz Masterpiece of Exotic Elegance

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The Sovereign Muse: A Vintage Persian Tabriz Masterpiece of Exotic Elegance

This hand-knotted wool vintage Persian pictorial Tabriz rug transforms Karl Bang’s Serengeti into a beautiful tableau, marrying the celebrated precision of impeccable craftsmanship with the theatrical romance of contemporary Orientalist fantasy. A regal woman occupies the center of the exceptional composition, seated between a lion and lioness as horses surge across the distant landscape. The scene possesses the presence of a commissioned painting, giving this stunning masterwork an atmosphere of privilege, escapism, and cultivated drama.

The female figure serves as the composition’s commanding focal point. Adorned with gold jewelry, a feathered headdress, and turquoise garments, she projects beauty, authority, and self-possession. Her placement between the great cats evokes the timeless archetype of a sovereign mistress of nature: humanity existing in harmony with formidable forces. The iconic lion emblem has long signified courage, nobility, strength, and kingship across Persian artistic traditions, making its imposing presence especially resonant within a Tabriz pictorial carpet.

Behind this intimate grouping, galloping horses introduce movement and untamed vitality. Across Persian visual culture, the horse has been associated with prestige, valor, freedom, and aristocratic life, appearing throughout royal manuscripts, hunting scenes, and courtly narratives. Here, their rhythmic procession gives the distant landscape cinematic depth, while the river and dense vegetation establish a dreamlike wilderness. The result is an immersive composition in which power and serenity coexist within a single exotic vision.

Pictorial Tabriz rugs occupy a distinctive place within Persian weaving, demanding exceptional control to translate facial expression, animal anatomy, tonal modeling, and painterly perspective into thousands of individual knots. This extraordinary masterpiece of Serengeti celebrates that virtuosity, turning every precious knot into portraiture with remarkable visual richness. Created for an interior that embraces art as an expression of status, this vintage Tabriz rug is an exquisite work of art—a conversation piece imbued with glamour, narrative, and enduring prestige.

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Hand knotted wool.
Measures: 03'00 x 02'04.
Pile Height: 0.20 of an inch.
Date: 1970's. Late 20th Century. See less