Antique Handmade oriental carpet No. 66636 Amritsar, ca. 1900 India 389 x 305 cm

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Item Number:	66636
Name:	Amritsar, ca. 1900
Country of Origin:	India
Size:	389 x 305 cm
Made:	ca. 1900
Pile:	wool
Design:	geometric / allover
Ground Color:	red
Remarks:	This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet The pile of this carpet is made of wool

Price (incl. VAT):	£ 6,900

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More about the provenance Amritsar, ca. 1900 | India

The city of Amritsar is located at the border to Pakistan and it is a holy city of the Sikhs. The name has its origin in "Amrita Saras" which means "holy pond". It is the name of the sea in the holy Golden Temple of the Sikhs. Amritsar gained importance as a carpet producing area in the year of 1840. Carpet makers from Kashmir brought their traditional techniques and designs to Amritsar. Therefore Amritsar rugs were made using Kashmir technique and first class wool. The designs mostly follow the Indo-Iranian tradition.

This Amritsar, ca. 1900 has a "Herati" or "Mahi" design (has its origin in Herat, ca. 16th century, short for "Mahi to Hos" meaning "fish in the pond"). A rosette is surrounded by a rhombus which is again surrounded by four bent leaves. The name "Mahi" meaning "fish" was given to this design because the leaves resemble swimming fish.