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Hey Mosaic!!!
This is what points to indian: knot barrels, kilim, alternating blue and red woven in kilim, and simpler interpretation.
However, I'm 85% sure this is an Iranian rug from the mid to late 1960's early 70's. Here's why:
The knots are slightly uneven showing some weft. More so in some areas than other, especially around the edge where it looks a little more irregular. Edges are tighter in some areas, looser in others. Even some dropped wefts have not been cleaned up. Not a defect, but not exactly how an Indian rug would be finished. It just has the finish of an Iranian kerman, and all the previously stated things that point to being Indian are the same for this type Kerman.
It's a nice rug, if in very good condition, it doesn't seem to be at a half bad price. Again not as intricate as many of the vintage, but a nice looking piece.
Outside of the usual questions for the seller, the only thing I would be wary of is the area at the bottom of the second picture. It could be lighting/nothing. But if you look carefully, there's a slight dark grey outlining on the back of the rug. I would ask what this is. I have seen similar patterning on the back of rugs before which actually turned out to be areas incompletely dried out after spills or exposure to water. Make sure the rug is soft and malleable all around. Expect to pay for cleaning on top of whatever number they provide, and specifically ask if there are any stains.
P.S. It looks like that rug underneath may be a american sarouk design :)
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