Highly collectible fine quality handmade semi antique authentic Turkish Sarab runner. Size 3.4 X 10.7 feet, made of 100% baby lamb's wool pile on cotton foundation, all natural vegetable dye, nice red floral motifs on a rich red background, with a center row of beautiful large diamond shaped medallions and capped off with a highly detailed special geometric motif trim. A nice contrast between the colors used in creating this Persian Sarab runner. From Sarab, Turkey. About Sarab rugs: Sarab rugs are appreciated as some of the most well-made and decorative of room-sized Turkish rugs. Often finely woven, Sarab rugs tend to be made within a classically-derived Persian idiom of medallion and allover designs utilizing palmettos and vine scrolls. Some Sarab rugs recreate the grandeur of early classical carpets. But their palette is generally soft, with emphasis on ivory ground tones and pastel coloration in the details. Consequently, they are superior decorative rugs for interiors that require a formal and elegant touch.; The approximate year of origin: 1980-1990

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