SILK CARPET MIZRAH

Persian, 20th century
31″ x 43″
A similar example sold at Sotheby’s Jerusalem, May 1988, lot 18 for $2750
31″ x 43″
rectangular, conceived as a Mizrach/Shiviti, woven in tones of green, red, blue and beige with gold borders; with Moses and Aaron flanking the Ark of the Covenant, and the Finding of Moses, all set below arched band of vignettes containing symbols of the twelve tribes and a panoramic view of Jerusalem flanking a crown