A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. A vintage Persian Tabriz Pictorial rug. A visual pair to rug # 25725. Six identifying calligraphic cartouches frame a larger, scrolling acanthus-edged cartouche depicting a traditionally dressed, bearded male figure in half-length, holding a closed book. The border of this finely woven town pictorial features a complex reciprocal pattern. The subject is likely a religious Mollah.