Antique Sarouk Iran

Antique Sarouk Iran 1940

Entirely hand-knotted, vegetable dyeing,Pure wool, Size:2,05mX1,40m

Sarouk Carpet is a type of Persian carpet. The rugs are divided into two groups according to their décor: traditional decors and those intended for export. Traditional rooms have a central medallion and cartons used are similar to Keshans, although more linear. We also find often the reason boteh rather small. The main edge is large, decorated with the Herati pattern border, and flanked by two secondary bands adorned with rosettes and meander pattern that develops in the sixteenth century, owes its name to its probable cause: Herat. It is a complex composition of floral elements: four flowers (or four palm leaves) surrounding a rhomboid element with a flower in the center and four leaves crescent shapes reminiscent of small fish (mahi-called forms, meaning 'fish' in Persian) .The boteh its shape evokes a drop or the canopy of cypress. Some see the tongue of fire Zarathustra, a tear of Buddha or a pine cone; but this pattern was to be linked to the world since boteh floral means "flowers" in Persian.