Antique Bread Sofreh, Qashqa'i Tribes, Fars Province, South-West Persia.
Price
£975
| $1,229 USD | €1,107 EUR
Item Ref
BM1884
Description
Bread sofrehs were used for kneading and rolling the dough to make 'lavash' - the delicious Persian flat-bread. Such utilitarian items were never intended for the commercial markets and few survive the ravages of time, today.This charming little square sofreh, smaller than normal, might have been made by a young Qashqa'i girl for her use only or it might even have been a dowry weaving. The field depicting small tiles or diamond shapes and the golden-yellow border, is woven in weft-float patterning with the outer and inner borders and the symbolic cross and three 'flowers' having tufts of knotted pile on an indigo-blue plain-weave structure.
This sofreh, made during the early 20th century, is complete and in excellent condition.
Size: 76cm x 80cm (2' 6" x 2' 8").
Viewing by appointment only.
Internal Ref: BM1884
Dimensions
Height = 76 cm (30")Width = 80 cm (32")
Depth = 0 cm (0")
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