Simple and beautiful — the best description of this Saraband gallery or corridor carpet from the late 1800s. The beautiful allover paisley — or boteh — pattern design on a brick red field adorned with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of floriated botehs in chocolate brown, blue, and green, all pointing in the same direction with the confident rhythm of a living tradition, creates a composition of mesmerizing depth and visual energy.
Saraband rugs, woven in the villages around the town of Mahal in Western Persia, are among the most distinctive and beloved of all Persian village rugs — their repeating directional boteh designs giving them a visual rhythm unlike any other format in the Persian rug tradition. The gallery-size format of this example, at over 20 feet in length, is genuinely exceptional — one of the longest and most impressive Saraband carpets in the market.
Dimensions: 7’ x 12’ 6”
Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s
Place of Origin: Persia (Saraband/Mahal region, Western Persia)
Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation with vegetable dyes
