A silk pile on a cotton foundation. The gold field presents a dense mélange of characters and scenes drawn from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, including Rustam, a spotted demon, a demon with upraised arms, various enthroned kings, confronting armies, and figures in Qajar nineteenth-century dress. These are mixed freely with inconclusive inscriptions. A royal blue border contains additional ambiguous figures and running animals. It appears the designer had access to a Persian picture book and chose to incorporate nearly everything into a single composition.