Before us is a rare carpet from the "Marvadiya" workshop, which created textile items for Bezalel in its early days.
The beginning of the 20th century (approximately the 10s-20s of the 20th century).

The carpet is decorated with the well-known biblical scene of Adam and Eve.

Inscription in Hebrew and inscription of the Marvadiya workshop.

The carpet is hand-woven with high-quality and dense workmanship.

Dimensions: 49X64 cm.

In fairly good overall condition, there are minor abrasions and tears.

Please examine the attached photos of the item carefully.

You are welcome to enter our store to be impressed by additional items that we offer for sale.

**** "Marvadiya" was a subsidiary and carpet workshop that operated in the early days of "Bezalel" in Jerusalem, and which was the continuation of the school's original carpet department. It operated under Boris Schatz's vision of combining Jewish art with manual labor.

The carpets were characterized by oriental design combined with Zionist, Jewish and biblical elements (such as "Song of Songs" carpets and frames with verses and sayings).

The colors used by the weavers were mainly delicate pastels.

The items are now considered rare and highly valued as antique collectibles of early Israeli art, and usually bear the stamp of "Bezalel" or "Marvadia".