An antique Persian Heriz carpet. A powerful, geometric straw octofoil medallion with anchor and palmette pendants is set on a soft madder red ground and supported by and angular vine, leaf and flower system. The matching red border of this NW Persian village room size carpet features simple, reversing turtle palmettes and attendant rosettes and boteh leaves. A well-abrashed sapphire blue accents the field corners. Slight end reduction.