European / 11224

A quietly disciplined European wool rug with a single, stylised sphinx-like head worked in brown on a creamy ground. The field shows even abrash and a narrow dotted inner band, contained by a repeated geometric key border in tan and brown. Medium distress and a softened pile give the piece a lived-in tactility while the limited palette emphasises line and negative space. Circa 1930 - 1955. This antique rug measures 244 x 279 cm and speaks to the materiality of wool fibre, considered proportion and the quiet poetry of wear.