Condition: Excellent condition. The field blue color is that best of Herati blues. Slightly darker than cobalt with good depth and resonance.
Wool: Very fine wool. Young, but dense and soft
Sheen: Very good.
Handle: Floppy but more body than typical Baluchi
Selvedge: Tightly woven braided goat hair
Fringe: Bottom has 2 inches blue plain weave kilim with unusual red weft substitution. Above and below red is twisted strands of red and green weft brocade. Persian closure is unusual because loops around warps many times, so it is thicker than usual
Pile: 4mm
Warp: Natural wool 1Z1S
Weft: Grey cotton
