Small Late C19th Afshar Rug

A delightful small Afshar rug, the field with a dominant terracotta lozenge scattered with a plethora of stylised birds, animals and flowers, centred by a small medallion set between two larger stepped medallions each decorated with geometric motifs on a dark blue ground, the whole set on a dark indigo field decorated with tribal symbols, framed by a series of narrow borders with accents of a vivid cerulean blue, the boldest having a meandering stylised floral pattern on a cream ground. South East Iran, circa 1900