{"product_id":"1041-quietly-insane-antique-prayer-rug-with-tiny-woven-figures-horses-soft-desert-blues-3-1-x-4-4","title":"1041 | Quietly Insane Antique Prayer Rug with Tiny Woven Figures, Horses \u0026 Soft Desert Blues | 3.1 x 4.4","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"99\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"9\"\u003eName:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"10\" data-end=\"99\"\u003eQuietly Insane Antique Prayer Rug with Tiny Woven Figures, Horses \u0026amp; Soft Desert Blues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"293\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"110\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.1 x 4.1\u003cbr data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"123\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"134\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Likely Northwest Persian \/ Kurdish Village Weaving\u003cbr data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"188\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"196\"\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early 20th Century\u003cbr data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"218\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"227\"\u003ePile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low pile with visible age, wear, and beautifully earned character\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"298\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"dyaqz2\" data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"317\"\u003eAbout This Rug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"344\"\u003eSome rugs are decorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eSome rugs are documentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"447\"\u003eThis one feels like it has been \u003cstrong data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"446\"\u003ewatching people for a very long time\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"719\"\u003eAt first glance, it reads as a beautifully restrained \u003cstrong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"525\"\u003eantique prayer rug\u003c\/strong\u003e — with a classic niche design, a soft ivory-toned field, and all the geometric precision that makes old village weavings so compelling. 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data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003eThe prayer niche gives it structure and stillness.\u003cbr data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1219\"\u003eThe figures give it \u003cstrong data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1247\"\u003esoul\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1387\"\u003eAnd the result is one of those rare antique pieces that doesn’t just look old — it feels \u003cstrong data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1386\"\u003elived in, symbolic, and emotionally charged\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eThe palette is incredibly sophisticated — soft \u003cstrong data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1532\"\u003ebone, faded sand, dusty rose, washed indigo, pale sky blue, charcoal, and muted walnut brown\u003c\/strong\u003e — all worn down into that powdery, low-volume color antique rug people lose their minds over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1649\"\u003eNothing is loud 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