A honey-gold field enclosed by a large oval outlined in navy — an unusual choice, since most medallion rugs place a lobed shape at the centre rather than describing the whole field as one great cartouche. Inside it runs a dense arabesque of palmettes, rosettes and curled leaves in navy, rust, sage and cream, with a small central rosette. Navy spandrels fill the four corners, and a wide terracotta main border of flowering vine frames the whole. Woven into the outer band at one end is a cartouche reading bāft-e Irān — Esfahān, Sirafian: woven in Iran, Isfahan, Sirafian.
Hand-knotted in wool at a very fine gauge, fully curvilinear throughout. The oval does something a medallion cannot: it turns the entire field into a single enclosed shape, so the corners read as separate territory rather than as leftover ground. At 209×307cm this is a large room rug, wide enough for a full seating group or a dining table with chairs pulled out.
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Type: Hand-knotted pile rug
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Material: 100% wool
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Workshop: Signed Sirafian, Isfahan
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Design: Oval enclosed field with all-over arabesque
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Size: 209×307cm (6'10"×10'1") — Medium
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Colour: Honey gold and terracotta, with navy and sage
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SKU: YASF 121648
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One-of-a-kind: Yes