Vintage Persian Malayer Throw Rug
No. 32894
Persia, Mid-20th Century
3 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 11 in.
(1.11 x 1.79 m)
A wool pile of symmetrical knots on a cotton foundation. The dark slate-graphite field features a uniquely Malayer interpretation of the Herati design, with a central column of six attached diamonds, along with bent leaves, rosettes, and palmettes. The main strip-style straw border is adorned with pyramidal palmettes.
