Beautiful Small Square Scatter Size Antique Persian Kerman Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: Turn of the 20th Century – Generally speaking, antique Persian Kerman rugs are prized for their fine and precise drawing, as well as for their traditional compositions, which will often feature elaborate floral motifs. This small scatter size rug, despite measuring just about two and a half feet square, beautifully communicates each of these tendencies. Consisting of a deceptively simple composition, which is intriguingly symmetrical, this Kerman offers a series of delights. First, the interplay of bright colors set against a dark colored field gives each detail element in this Persian rug an added sense of depth. Further, the comely arrangement of floral and vine scroll elements throughout the small square size rug infuse it with a sense of delicacy and grace, which is only fleetingly belied by the darkness of the field of this beautiful small square scatter size antique Persian Kerman rug .
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Small Square Scatter Size Antique Persian Kerman Rug 47984
Size: 2 ft 5 in x 2 ft 9 in (0.74 m x 0.84 m)
Origin: Persian Rugs
Style: Kerman Carpets
Consisting of a deceptively simple composition, which is intriguingly symmetrical and beautifully rendered, this Kerman offers a series of delights






