An Afshar rug, the indigo field scattered with small stepped flowerheads and animal figures around three hooked ivory linked lozenges, each containing floral motifs, in stylised shaded brick-red floral frame surrounded by wide blue floral spandrels between multiple floral, zig-zag and barber-pole stripes, writing at one end --6ft.11in. x 5ft.4in.(211cm. x 163cm.)