3'10x5'10 Persian-Style Shiraz Design Rug | Hand-Knotted Afghan Wool | Distressed Rust Medallion Antique Rug

About this rug

Time has been kind to this 3'10" x 5'10" semi-antique Afghan rug, hand-knotted in wool in a Persian-style Shiraz design. A column of connected serrated medallions runs up a rust-and-terracotta field densely filled with small hooked motifs, blossoms and diamonds, framed by ivory barber-pole guards and a motif-filled border. The low, distressed pile and faded, sun-warmed palette give it the quiet, worn beauty collectors seek in older tribal weaving — nothing about it feels new or uniform. Its modest size makes it flexible: an accent by a bed, a layer over a larger rug, or a characterful spot of pattern in a hallway. Genuinely one of a kind, with only a single example available.

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