1546 · 3'10" x 10'2" Persian Ardabil Runner Rug

Gray cartouches on the terracotta main border make this an amazing rug. Deep red carries the field, broken by a column of camel panels holding stars and quartered roundels in red, violet and cream. Between the panels, hooked scroll figures in cream and gray and small quartered squares repeat on the red ground. Near-black blocks flank the column beside each panel, holding red hooked shapes and small checked squares in camel and plum. The main border is terracotta, carrying splendid gray cartouches set with pink and violet stars, spiral hooks and small orange combs. Narrow guard stripes of deep red, set with small orange diamonds, run inside the border. The pile is full across the panels and the near-black blocks. In a long passage, the warm camel panels break up the strong red line. At 3'10" by 10'2", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.

Every rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.