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A FINE BAKHTIARI CARPET
the ivory field with meandering vines issuing stylised multicoloured palmettes, flowerheads and large serrated leaves around indented indigo medallion with multiple hooked palmette pendants containing yellow and brick-red meandering arabesques and delicate floral vines, wide brick-red arabesque and flowering vine spandrels, surrounded by shaded deep indigo border of polychrome palmettes, flowerheads and floral spray vines between yellow and blue flowering vine stripes, outer zig-zag, barber-pole and plain stripes, inscription cartouche at one end (In God order work of Azim-Allah Ghasemi the leader of Yahar Jafar Ghuli-Khan Bakhtiari 1331) --497cm. x 409cm.(16ft.4in. x 13ft.5in.)
the ivory field with meandering vines issuing stylised multicoloured palmettes, flowerheads and large serrated leaves around indented indigo medallion with multiple hooked palmette pendants containing yellow and brick-red meandering arabesques and delicate floral vines, wide brick-red arabesque and flowering vine spandrels, surrounded by shaded deep indigo border of polychrome palmettes, flowerheads and floral spray vines between yellow and blue flowering vine stripes, outer zig-zag, barber-pole and plain stripes, inscription cartouche at one end (In God order work of Azim-Allah Ghasemi the leader of Yahar Jafar Ghuli-Khan Bakhtiari 1331) --497cm. x 409cm.(16ft.4in. x 13ft.5in.)