Antique Farahan prayer bridge Persia. Around 1900. Wool on cotton. Finely woven. Large-scale depiction of the entrance to paradise on a red ground, consisting of articulated baluster columns and a large vase motif as well as a pattern of panicles of flowers. Surrounded by a wide, dark-ground border of densely arranged palmette tendrils. Renewed fringes and edges. 218 cm x 124 cm. An antique Persian Farahan rug. Borders added.