Antique Persian Gashgai Rug 46913

Tribal Antique Persian Gashgai Rug, Persia, Turn of the 20th Century – This striking antique Gashgai rug captures the graphic style and symbolic allure of tribal carpets. The richly colored repeating pattern features a timeless triad of oxidized red, abrashed blue and ochre yellow offset by crisp white accents. These graphic repeating motifs resemble symbol-filled botehs or serpentine sileh figures with snakelike contours. Each discrete motif is adorned with an auspicious collection of decorative ewers, L-motifs fringed by protective fences and ornamental space fillers that have specific symbolic functions. Even the midnight blue ground is filled with flurries of quincunx motifs and small-scale wolf’s mouth figures. In a traditional tribal fashion, multiple sets of borders enhance the robust composition while showcasing the uniqueness of the individual weaver. This spectacular example includes checkered lozenges, exquisite Vitruvian scrolls and reciprocating floral vines.