A NORTH WEST PERSIAN MEDALLION CARPET, the sea-green field with spiralling tendrils terminating in arabesques interwoven with flowering tendrils around a large central cusped burgundy medallion with beige panels around the exterior and with indigo centrepiece, filled with flowering vine and palmettes, in an ivory border of overlaid meandering vine between minor ivory and apricot panelled stripes, first half 16th century (worn, borders reduced, a few old repairs)

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A NORTH WEST PERSIAN MEDALLION CARPET, the sea-green field with spiralling tendrils terminating in arabesques interwoven with flowering tendrils around a large central cusped burgundy medallion with beige panels around the exterior and with indigo centrepiece, filled with flowering vine and palmettes, in an ivory border of overlaid meandering vine between minor ivory and apricot panelled stripes, first half 16th century (worn, borders reduced, a few old repairs)
10ft.7in. x 5ft.6in. (322cm.x 168cm.)

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An unusually small member of this group, the beginnings of the original borders exist on all four sides, showing that the field is of the original size. The outer border stripe at the sides, and the main border at the ends have been added. It probably originally formed the outermost stripe of the carpet. The main border may be missing although some examples are known with small borders as here.

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