An antique Shiraz rug, the indigo field with multicoloured small flowerheads, hooked lozenges, serrated leaves and boteh motifs around three serrated linked pole medallions, each with stylised birds and floral motifs surrounded by fox-red stylised turtle-palmette and flowerhead border between blue floral and barber-pole stripes --6ft. x 4ft.2in. (183cm. x 127cm.)