Baluch Bag Face, Northeast Persia. A classic design type featuring zoomorphic figures in the quartered octagon. These animal forms may be closely related to an Anatolian precursor from centuries before. Some may wonder why and how some of the Baluch patterning could ever be related to rugs from a much earlier period, but history confirms the presence of Seljuq armies in Khorassan in the 11th century. While assuming a direct connection to surviving 19th century rugs is tenuous, the rugs tell a story, not all of which we are able to fully understand, leaving us to rightly speculate. 33" x 24" (82cm x 60cm)Asymmetric knot open left, 7h x 11v = 77 kpsi.Colors (8): brown/red, salmon/red, 3 blues (dark, medium, light), corrosive black, corrosive brown, natural ivory/white. Published: Plate 35. Cole, T. FROM THE LAND OF THE SUN. THE RICHARD STEWART COLLECTION OF BALUCH RUGS, BAGS, AND TRAPPINGS. 2022.

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