• An early 19th-century Northeast Persia Baluch prayer rug (2’6 x 4’5) with a rare comb motif, intricate patterns in brown, blue, and beige, a central medallion, multiple borders, and slightly frayed edges. Brand: Unknown.
  • An Early Antique Baluch Prayer Rug (Northeast Persia, c. early 19th century, 2’6 x 4’5) with a rare comb motif and frayed edges in earthy tones lies on a wooden floor, featuring intricate borders and a striking central medallion.
  • An early 19th-century antique Baluch prayer rug featuring a rare comb motif and intricate geometric patterns in brown, tan, blue, and red tones (2’6 x 4’5) is laid on a wooden floor, displaying frayed edges and a corner tag marked "21".
  • A corner of an early 19th-century Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with a rare comb motif, in beige, blue, red, and brown with fringed edges, lies on a light wood floor. Size: 2’6 x 4’5; origin: Northeast Persia.
  • A close-up of the corner of an early 19th-century Baluch Prayer Rug from Northeast Persia, featuring a rare comb motif in brown, tan, and dark blue. The rug's edge is frayed and a small white tag marked 27 is attached. Size: 2’6 x 4’5.
  • A close-up of the corner of an early 19th-century Antique Baluch Prayer Rug (2'6 x 4'5) from Northeast Persia, featuring intricate geometric and floral patterns with a rare comb motif in beige, brown, navy, and red on a wooden floor; edge appears frayed.
  • A close-up of an Early Antique Baluch Prayer Rug (Northeast Persia, c. early 19th century, 2’6 x 4’5) showing rare comb motifs, geometric patterns in brown, orange, blue, cream, frayed edges and intricate borders on a wooden floor.
  • A corner of an Early Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with rare comb motif, Northeast Persia, c. early 19th century (2’6 x 4’5), is lifted to reveal its underside on a wooden floor; a tag is attached at the edge. Brand unknown.
  • A handwritten tag on wood partially beneath this Early Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with Rare Comb Motif, Northeast Persia, c. Early 19th Century – 2’6 x 4’5 identifies the rug’s details. Brand: None/Unknown.
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Early Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with Rare Comb Motif, Northeast Persia, c. Early 19th Century – 2’6 x 4’5

Early Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with Rare Comb Motif, Northeast Persia, c. Early 19th Century – 2’6 x 4’5

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This exceptional early Baluch prayer rug represents a rare surviving example from the first half of the 19th century, woven in the borderlands of Northeast Persia and Western Afghanistan. The rug’s focal point is its highly unusual comb or hand of Fatima motifs in the upper spandrels—widely interpreted as protective symbols—flanking a central octagonal medallion in the prayer field’s mihrab.

The field is filled with serrated tree or palm motifs rendered in a grid-like arrangement, a powerful expression of stylized flora perhaps meant to reference paradise gardens. Subtle abrash, or color variation, runs through the camel and deep indigo grounds, offering evidence of hand-dyed, small-batch wool. A crisp reciprocal trefoil border encloses the composition, complemented by minor guards with classic Baluch meander forms.

Rugs of this age and condition are increasingly scarce, especially those preserving this level of graphic clarity and symbolic significance. From the private collection of a prominent antique rug dealer in Amherst, Massachusetts, this piece would make a significant addition to any serious collection of tribal textiles.

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