NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A SAROUK PRAYER RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The ivory field with a central tree issuing angular floral and leafy vine together with bold palmettes, the brick-red mihrab arch above containing similar angular floral vine with a stylised indigo palmette in each corner, inner boteh motif frame, in a deep indigo border of turtle-palmettes linked by angular floral and boteh vine between brick-red floral vine stripes, outer linked S-motif stripes, areas of negligible wear
6ft.7in. x 4ft.4in. (201cm. x 132cm.)
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The ivory field with a central tree issuing angular floral and leafy vine together with bold palmettes, the brick-red mihrab arch above containing similar angular floral vine with a stylised indigo palmette in each corner, inner boteh motif frame, in a deep indigo border of turtle-palmettes linked by angular floral and boteh vine between brick-red floral vine stripes, outer linked S-motif stripes, areas of negligible wear
6ft.7in. x 4ft.4in. (201cm. x 132cm.)