An antique Persian Sultanabad (Arak) rug, hand knotted dense and low cropped pile, the field decorated with a tightly grouped Herati pattern in pale blue, salmon, red and ivory on an indigo ground, framed by a broad border decorated with rosettes, birds and stylised medallions on a pale blue ground, flanked by narrower guards decorated with small rosettes. 200 cm x 13.4 cm