Vintage Persian Hamadan Pictorial Throw Rug

A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation, short-warp woven. The red field depicts a comfortably seated, well-dressed pair of lovers, supported by scrolling flowers and leaves. Near-black arabesque corners articulate the field. A near-black main border with squared rosettes and slanted grape leaves frames the composition, flanked by triangle-and-bar minor borders.