Antique Persian Sarouk Pictorial Rug
No. 26006
Persia, Early 20th Century
1 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.
(0.56 x 0.76 m)
A wool pile in asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The plain sand ground depicts a giant, haloed Abraham about to sacrifice a diminutive Isaac, next to a fruiting pomegranate tree, with an admonishing angel (peri) at the right. Red cartouches form the border and further elaborate on the legend.
