A vintage Persian Kashan rug. The well-abrashed indigo field displays 11 columns of closely packed, tall octagons with interior cross motives in a ‘wheel’ effect. Small lozenges fill in amidst the larger devices. The blue border features small sandy lozenges and spindly hooks. The weave is fairly fine and a city origin is evident. But where precisely?

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