Antique Persian Bidjar Carpet

An antique Persian Bidjar carpet. This very solidly and compactly woven Kurdistan town over-size carpet has a multiply abrashed slate field displaying an unusual allover pattern of arabesques and enclosed rosettes forming larger scalloped ensembles, often with dark brown, goldenrod or ivory accents. The border system includes a dark umber spread petal palmette stripe and an inner red band with two palmette types.

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