Antique Persian Sultanabad With Medallion in Yellow Cream, Blue Red and Green

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Antique Persian Sultanabad with Medallion in Yellow Cream, Blue Red and Green

Measures: 8'10” x 12'4”

Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug, … more Antique Persian Sultanabad with Medallion in Yellow Cream, Blue Red and Green

Measures: 8'10” x 12'4”

Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug, Keivan Woven Arts: rug/ G-0405; Country of Origin: Iran; Type: Sultanabad; Design: Floral, Medallion.

This unique antique Sultanabad rug, with light creamy background, displays a highly decorative, central medallion composed of various flowers and palmettes. The surrounding central field is filled with blossoming branches presented in a diagonal, cross-hatching pattern. Four swept cornices with tulips and various flora rest in each corner of the field. A running pattern of sub-geometric flowers and arrow motifs form the three-band inner and outer guards. Traditional acanthus leaves and palmettes of various colors and designs run in an alternating pattern throughout the complementary central border. This beautiful carpet serves as a testament to Persian craftsmanship and design during the turn of the 19th century. less