Semi-Antique Hand-Knotted Persian Arak Area Rug
Item Details
A semi-antique Persian Arak area rug. This wool rug is hand-knotted in an abrashed palette of deep cranberry, sapphire, cream, and black. It features a Sarouk-style design beginning with a small, central eight-point star with palmette pendants extending in four directions, the cranberry-colored field populated with garlands of leaves and stylized sprays of flowers amid palmettes, tiny trees of life, and incidental florals and foliage. Framing the field are six borders. These include a primary floral border over black flanked by mirrored boteh guard borders over cream and mirrored meandering carnation borders over sapphire. Selvedges are overcast, the rug finishing at either end with tan wool warp fringe. Unlabeled.
| Type | Area Rug |
| Manufacturing Process | Handmade |
| Period | Neither |
Condition
- there are some areas of wear, including showing through of weaving on the underside, fraying to edges, loss to fringe; stitching at the ends suggests repairs have been done; the rug could benefit from professional cleaning.
Dimensions
- measurement includes 1" fringe at each end; approximately 9.1’ W x 11.9’ D.
Item #
17IND070-523
