A fine Afshar rug, the indigo field with diagonal rows of bold brick-red and terracotta serrated palmettes, each containing pistachio-green and dark-blue stylised polychrome panels surrounded by animal figures and variety of small floral motifs, in blue angular vine and flowerhead border between flowering vine and floral stripes, short embroidered kelim at each end --6ft.5in. x 4ft.10in.(196cm. x 147cm.)