A Large Semi-Old Red Afghan Runner c.1950: 395cm x 95cm sub-Curios The virgin queen takes one

The virgin queen takes one or several nuptial flights and once she is established starts laying eggs in the hive

with the meerschaum hardened over time

having a satinwood lozenge shaped escutcheon and further lozenge shaped exotic fruit and softwood motif to the top

Period: Mid / Late Sixteenth Century

A Large Semi-Old Red Afghan Runner c.1950: 395cm x 95cm sub-Curios The virgin queen takes oneOrigin: Afghanistan Style: Red Afghan Provenance: N A Date: c. 1950 Hand Knotted 100% Wool Pile Length: 395 cms 13 feet Width: 95 cms 3. 1 feet The amply sized Afghan runner, knotted on a foundation of wool and cattle hair, with a Senneh knotted wool pile in the typical blood red and inky blue black having six large central medallions, the ground filled with geometric motifs encased in a gul border. The weaver has obviously woven the runner in three