Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Pictorial Rug

A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. A Christian reliquary is positioned before a half-length, full-face portrait of an Eastern or Central European noble in ceremonial military dress. Two armorial shields bearing eagles flank and support the reliquary, while an ecru swag completes the composition, set against a background of millefleurs blossoms and plants. Paired laurel branches read visually as floriated horns. The ecru spandrels contain crested, long-tailed birds. A teal border densely filled with roses and florets frames the scene.