Persian Tabriz Pictorial Rug
No. 28441
Persia, 21st Century
1 ft. x 1 ft. 2 in.
(0.30 x 0.35 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. A visual pair to rug # 28440. Taken from an iconic image of Avicenna, with a pale green robe and draped turban, he faces left on the dark ground. His name and achievements are detailed in the ecru cartouche border. Avicenna is the most important Persian scholar of the Middle Ages.
