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A MAHAL CARPET
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A MAHAL CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The shaded indigo field with stylised mustafi design of polychrome floral palmettes, angular scrolling red arabesques and floral motifs, inner running-dog stripe, in a shaded brick-red border of polychrome hooked palmettes, flowerheads and serrated leaf vine, between blue and ivory meandering palmette vine stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, very slight wear
12ft.1in. x 9ft.1in. (368cm. x 276cm.)
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The shaded indigo field with stylised mustafi design of polychrome floral palmettes, angular scrolling red arabesques and floral motifs, inner running-dog stripe, in a shaded brick-red border of polychrome hooked palmettes, flowerheads and serrated leaf vine, between blue and ivory meandering palmette vine stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, very slight wear
12ft.1in. x 9ft.1in. (368cm. x 276cm.)