Maryam Rug The colours are quite sensitive

The colours are quite sensitive to light conditions

Overall even wear with corrosion to dark brown

The four medallions are set on a blue ground of varying shades (abrash and possibly some fading)

it was treated in order to produce pleasingly subtle colours from the original dyes which can be seen as brighter on the verso and this produces some colour variation across the rug

Maryam Rug The colours are quite sensitiveA 1920s 30s Afshar rug from the Kerman province in South East Persia of all wool construction. Rugs have been woven in Kerman since the Safavid period (16th 18th century) and major rug production began in about 1890. This rug shows an accomplished geometric design of repeating dark blue, red and green and white flowers in the middle. Multiple borders with interestingly varied motifs. The edges have unusual slanted oversewing in a range of colours.