10 x 28 - Multicolor Antique Indian Agra Rug - 77790

77790 Antique Indian Agra Rug, 09'08 x 28'05.

The Jeweled Garden: An Antique Indian Agra Masterpiece of Palatial Mughal Splendor

Hailing from the Late 19th Century, this hand-knotted wool antique Indian Agra rug presents a captivating garden composition conceived with the grandeur associated with the subcontinents courtly carpet tradition. Its elongated field is organized into a mesmerizing lattice of individual lozenge-shaped compartments, each functioning as a miniature garden unto itself. Within these jewel-like reserves appear flowering vases, palmettes, rosettes, botehs, cypress forms, lotus blossoms, and stylized foliage. The astonishing variety gives this stunning masterwork the character of a botanical treasury, transforming its monumental proportions into a procession of ornament intended to reward prolonged viewing.

No two compartments appear quite the same. Some contain vase motifs overflowing with vegetation, an