Shiraz Khamse Persian, knotted circa 1890 antique, collectors item, 146 x 178 cm, id: K-5607
Vegetable dyes, the brown background is oxidized to be knotted, the knots are hand spun wool, the warp and the weft threads are mixed with wool and goat hair, all over geometrical design, decorated with animals, the shirazi borders are rolled on one line with wool, finely knotted and elegant, soft as an handkerchief and in its original shape.