AN ANTIQUE BAKHTIARI CARPET, the shaded golden yellow field scattered with small floral, animal and other motifs around diagonal rows of polychrome boteh flanking a large shaped shaded brick-red panel containing bold floral sprays flanking a similar light blue medallion with large ivory palmette pendants, a similar panel at each end, in a quadruple ivory angular flowering vine, brick-red floral panel, indigo linked lozenge and ivory boteh and flowering vine border between minor stripes, a short kilim strip at one end (even wear, small old repairs, very slight damages along crease lines, very slight loss at one end)