a ravishing blonde beauty, Marilyn Monroe, woven in Kashan, Iran, in the 1970’s, 3’7” x 3’11”, 441 knots per sq. in., signed Nezam Afshari. An historical rug representing the embrace of Western culture prior to the Islamic Revolution. This rug was modeled after a photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken in 1949 when she was 22 years old by the photographer, Tom Kelly. The photo appeared in the first issue of Playboy magazine in 1953. An American friend told me that he saw his 1st mini-skirt while teaching in Tehran in the’70’s. How the world has changed. Excellent condition, full pile, minor signs of use in the kilim end, fold mark in the center. Please contact me directly at rsorugs@hotmail.com