Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Afghan Rug - Moses and the Tablets of the Law - Afghanistan, 1970s
Opening: $300
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
A pictorial rug depicting Moses carrying the Tablets of the Law. [Afghanistan, 1970s].
Silk knot-pile; silk and cotton foundation.
The single central panel depicts Moses, carrying the Tablets of the Law and a staff, in front of a background showing a desert and the burning bush. An inscription in the bottom quotes from Deuteronomy 34:10 (Hebrew): "And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face."
95X115 cm. Good condition. Minor stains.
Literature: Jewish Carpets, by Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997, p. 86.
Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
Silk knot-pile; silk and cotton foundation.
The single central panel depicts Moses, carrying the Tablets of the Law and a staff, in front of a background showing a desert and the burning bush. An inscription in the bottom quotes from Deuteronomy 34:10 (Hebrew): "And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face."
95X115 cm. Good condition. Minor stains.
Literature: Jewish Carpets, by Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997, p. 86.
Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
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