• Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug, mid-19th c., NE Persia, 2’2 x 3’9. Features a diamond lattice field with geometric and floral motifs in blue, red, black, and cream. Worn fringed edges highlight skilled tribal craftsmanship. Brand unknown.
  • A Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with diamond lattice field, c. mid-19th century (2’2 x 3’9), from NE Persia, featuring visible wear and frayed edges, showcases intricate tribal weaving on a wooden floor in red, blue, black & beige tones.
  • A rare antique Baluch prayer rug (2’2 x 3’9) from Northeast Persia, mid-19th century, with a diamond lattice field. Features tribal weaving and visible wear, displayed on a wooden floor. Brand: None/Unknown.
  • A close-up of a Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug (Northeast Persia, mid-19th c., 2’2 x 3’9) with frayed edges, dark geometric borders, and a colorful diamond lattice field highlights its tribal weaving on a wooden floor. Brand: None/Unknown.
  • A close-up of a Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug (Northeast Persia, c. Mid 19th Century, 2’2 x 3’9) with diamond lattice field, showing geometric patterns and slightly frayed edges on a wooden floor.
  • A close-up of the Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug (Northeast Persia, mid-19th c., 2’2 x 3’9) on a wooden floor highlights its intricate diamond lattice and floral patterns in red, blue, cream, and brown, with fringed edges.
  • A close-up of the Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug, c. mid-19th century (2’2 x 3’9), with geometric diamond lattice patterns in red, blue, beige & black on wood floor. Features fringed edge and intricate tribal borders. Brand: Unknown.
  • A Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug, c. Mid 19th Century (2’2 x 3’9), featuring a diamond lattice field, lies partially folded on a wooden floor with two price tags attached to its fringed edge. Brand unknown.
  • Two paper tags on a patterned antique rug: one reads “Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with Diamond Lattice Field, Northeast Persia, c. Mid 19th Century – 2’2 x 3’9, NOT FOR SALE.” The other says “BALUCH #R150” and features a small drawing.
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Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with Diamond Lattice Field, Northeast Persia, c. Mid 19th Century – 2’2 x 3’9

Rare Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with Diamond Lattice Field, Northeast Persia, c. Mid 19th Century – 2’2 x 3’9

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A remarkable example of early Baluch weaving, this small-format prayer rug features a deeply saturated palette and an intricately rendered lattice of diamonds filled with alternating boteh and floral motifs. The asymmetrical field, offset by a prayer arch only subtly suggested in form, demonstrates both the weaver’s creativity and a departure from strictly geometric tribal forms. The deep indigo, madder red, and camel tones create a rich, nuanced visual texture.

The main border—composed of stylized rosettes on a dark ground—provides contrast and balance to the dense interior field, while the secondary guards with reciprocal hooked motifs reinforce its tribal identity. The offset knotting and variation in design scale reflect handwoven spontaneity often lost in later commercial production. Small-format Baluch prayer rugs of this age and quality are highly sought-after by collectors for both their rarity and their expressive freedom.

This rug comes from the private collection of a noted antique rug dealer in Amherst, Massachusetts, and would be a fine addition for collectors of early tribal textiles.

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