Vintage Persian Mahal Pictorial Rug

A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation, woven with a short warp. The near-black field depicts a half-length, pensive harvest maiden facing right, set within a landscape of an intertwined tree to the left and cypresses to the right, with rocky ground below. She holds a blue implement, possibly scissors. An inscription appears above in the dark blue sky, and a narrow plain red border frames the scene.