Persian Tabriz Pictorial Rug
No. 28441
Persia
1 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 2 in.
(0.33 x 0.35 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. 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. Finely woven.
