Modern Persian Tabriz Pictorial Rug

A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. Executed wholly in brown and straw tones, an enthroned Xerxes I faces right, accompanied by a footstool and staff of office. Behind him stands a servant holding a fan. Above appear a lambrequin and lions flanking the symbol of Ahuramazda. A floating rosette border surrounds the scene. The composition is adapted from a tomb sculpture relief at Persepolis, with relief suggested through cast shadows.