A Persian rug from the early 17th century has sold for $33.7 million at auction.

Sotheby’s in the city said yesterday’s price for the Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet was more than three times the previous auction record for a carpet.

The Sickle-Leaf Carpet sold to an anonymous telephone bidder. The seller was the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

The previous record price for a carpet was $9.6 million for a Persian in 2010.