Antique Persian Afshar Carpet

An antique Persian Afshar carpet. The Afshar tribal weavers of SE Persia occasionally produce large carpets and this rare example carries over the traditional stepped lozenge pattern in a repeated, but not enlarged scale. The diamond-shaped panels are grounded in old ivory, abrashed green, abrashed light red, light grey-green, charcoal and dark brown, all with a central, dominant rosette. The main border features irregular red cartouches with lotus palmettes.

• Hand-knotted in Persia
• Wool
• One-of-a-kind