Vintage Persian Tabriz Pictorial Rug
No. 26745
Persia, Mid-20th Century
1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 10 in.
(0.46 x 0.56 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. This portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini is inscribed below with his name and commemorates his blessed arrival in Iran. The plain pale blue-grey ground sets off the turbaned, bearded religious and political leader. A red robe partially covers his blue gown. He faces left in a well-delineated image, likely adapted from a photograph.
