Vintage Persian Mahal Pictorial Rug
No. 27045
Persia, Mid-20th Century
0 ft. 9 in. x 0 ft. 11 in.
(0.23 x 0.28 m)
A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. A schematic, rayed orange sun rises behind the leftward positioned ecru lion with an upraised sword. Illegible numbers seem to appear on the lion’s pelt. Red ground. Bitonal dark brown and straw chevron border. Woven with a short warp.
