A fine Sarouk-Mahal carpet
The ivory field with overall design of stylised scrolling arabesques linking polychrome serrated palmettes within delicate meandering tendrils issuing similar palmettes, flowerheads and leaves, in shaded brick-red border of polychrome serrated palmette and meandering floral vine between light blue and pale pistachio-green flowering vine stripes, outer zig-zag and plain stripes, old repairs at one end
409cm. x 291cm.(13ft.5in. x 9ft.7in.)