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Afshan افشان
Afshan (Persian 'scattered') is an all-over design of flowers, palmettes and leaves strewn across the field on a network of scrolling stems. It usually has no dominant medallion, though some rugs set a medallion over it.
Also Afhsan · Afshan Shah Abbasi · Afshoon · scattered design
See also All-over design (repeat), Shah Abbasi (palmette), Herati (Mahi)
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