A fine Shirvan rug, the shaded indigo field with small flowerheads, geometric motifs, human and animal figures around three columns of stepped floral lozenges and serrated panels in brick-red, yellow, ivory, green and blue surrounded by ivory hooked panel border between hooked, zig-zag and barber-pole stripes, dated --6ft.2in. x 4ft.7in.(188cm. x 140cm.)