An antique Afghan carpet, the brick-red field with columns of linked serrated palmettes and flowerheads in yellow, ivory, indigo, blue and green around floral octagon medallion, similar smaller medallions in each corner surrounded by panelled border of serrated lozenges between brick-red flowerhead and yellow zig-zag stripes, areas of wear --12ft.1in. x 5ft.10in.(368cm. x 178cm.)