A semi-antique Chahar Mahal and Bakthiari carpet, probably Pir Balut, c. 341 x 221 cm
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Circa 1940. Red ground with a large polychrome medallion featuring the contours of the eternal knot and floral scrolls. Wide main border with floral and palmette vines.
Minor wear and moth damage.
Literature
Compare Willborg, Peter, Chahãr Mahal va Bakhtiãri: including the Feridãn area: village, workshop & nomadic rugs of Western Persia, J.P. Willborg AB, Stockholm, 2002, colour plate 226 p. 274.
