Antique Persian Heriz Room Size Carpet

A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. This village carpet shows a highly unusual allover pattern of five columns of closely packed, pointed medallions, distantly derived from the turtle-pattern borders of classic Heriz carpets. The panels display madder red, teal green, and cream details within an overall barbed lattice arrangement. The unusually narrow navy strip-style border features minute reversing turtle motifs. A distinctive and thoughtfully composed rustic piece.