IMPORTANT FRAGMENT OF TRICLINIUM, PERSIAN CARPET KERMAN AREA, CIRCA 1880 Cm 700X540 Wears, holes and tears, needs softening wash AN IMPORTANT PERSIAN TRICLINIUM FRAGMENT, KERMAN AREA, CIRCA 1880; WEARS, HOLES, DAMAGES, NEEDS A PROFESSIONAL WASH Triclinium carpets are very rare carpets. The term 'triclinium' refers to a dining room in ancient Roman architecture, typically with three sofas arranged in a U-shape around a central table where guests reclined during dinner. The graphic composition consists of a main carpet that is relatively large called 'mian farsh' (the main carpet), laterally two elongated formats here with a light background, 'kenareh' (runners) while above them, although it is missing in this artefact, a fourth element that joined the three elements arranged on the width of the three we see today called 'kalleghi' (known in the West as kelleh). Reference bibliography: Scarce J., The Role of Carpets within the 19th Century Persian Household, HALI 24, 1984, pp.394-400, fig. 11.