It’s hard to find niche colour variations in Mujur rugs, as most are woven with a characteristic red background, some very rare yellow grounds are known and remains the rarest shade. The beautiful teal background of this example is complemented by a palette of outstanding quality, including an abundant use of aubergine purple. The characteristic tile pattern of the border shows a ‘Crivelli’ type star creating a quincuncial motif that is repeated in countless chromatic combinations. The niche spandrels greatly deviate from the norm, where the ewers are replaced by diagonal sets of squares arranged by colour, appearing almost as fireworks in the distant background of the niche.