Rug - 64 cm - 49 cm

A hand-woven Marvadiya (decorative small carpet or wall textile) produced by the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, Jerusalem, bearing the identifying woven or inscribed label 'Bezalel Jerusalem.' The central field depicts the biblical scene of Adam and Eve with the Serpent, rendered in the characteristic Bezalel idiom that fused European Art Nouveau design conventions with Hebrew iconographic and biblical sources. The Bezalel School was founded by the sculptor Boris Schatz in Jerusalem in 1906 and operated in its first form until 1929; during this period the school produced Marvadiyot (decorative small carpets and tapestries) as one of its principal export and prestige lines, drawing on a synthesis of Near Eastern craft traditions and Zionist cultural symbolism. Pieces bearing a legible Bezalel School attribution are actively sought by Judaica, Israeli art, and decorative arts collectors. Condition is graded Good for an antique textile of this age and type: the textile is intact and the imagery is legible. Dimensions have not been recorded and must be measured and added before the lot is submitted.