Vintage Persian Mahal Room Size Carpet
No. 31621
Persia, Mid-20th Century
8 ft. 6 in. x 11 ft. 6 in.
(2.57 x 3.48 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. This unusual scatter shows a wide range of camel tones, from light to dark. The field shows four columns of octagons and three interstitial columns of flowers, on a camel-brown ground. The main central border presents an ochre ground with profile palmettes and hexagons. Single weft weave on cotton points to Hamadan rather than Serab. But the name is secondary to the real artistic ingenuity involved.
