Vintage Persian Malayer Runner
No. 22744
Persia, Mid-20th Century
3 ft. 9 in. x 9 ft. 6 in.
(1.13 x 2.87 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The sandy-straw field, adorned with small floating leaves, is sharply interrupted by a pole medallion consisting of three interconnected hexagons, each enclosing a smaller hexagon filled with identical Herati module fragments. The pole terminates in double hooks. The abrashed brown border features a 'dragon vine' design. Moderate to medium weave.
