Large Antique Hand-Knotted Persian Arak Area Rug
Item Details
A large antique Persian Arak area rug. This wool rug is hand-knotted in an abrashed palette of ruby, black, pink, sapphire, cerulean and burgundy. It features a vase design incorporating sprays of flowers, lancet leaves, botehs, palmettes and vase forms over a ruby field. The field is framed by seven borders, including a herati main border grounded in black, filled with palmettes, rosettes and vines. Selvedges are overcast. Ends finish with applied fringe. The rug is unlabeled.
Type | Area Rug |
Manufacturing Process | Handmade |
Origin | Iran |
Period | Antique |
Condition
- significant wear with damage to pile and some balding; small hole; large patch /repair near one corner; damage to selvedges; fringe is not original to the rug.
Dimensions
- approximately 8.9’ W x 12.3’ D.
Item #
18WDC031-118