A Ziegler Mahal carpet, Central Persia,,

scattered repiling, sidecords fair, partial original flatweave at ends with some original knotted fringe, minor losses into plain outer grey surround, upper end original flatweave, partial original knotted fringe, three areas of repiling in upper left-hand corner, visible in illustration, scattered minor repiling in right-hand corner, localised repiling in upper right-hand corner of field visible in illustration, pile good at lower end with areas of wear and spot foundation visible through upper two-thirds of field, some scattered moth damage in upper border
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