Antique Persian Serab Wool Runner Rug

Hand knotted in the village of Serab, northwest Persia in the early 20th century. The rug is made from vegetable dyed wool knotted on a cotton foundation. Serab is the collecting center for some of the hardest-wearing runners in the world. The pieces are also known for the camel color used in the field. Later Serab rugs have an unattractive synthetic red, but this one has the genuine vegetable dyed red derived from madder root. This Antique Persian Serab is in excellent condition.