This Persian rug is either a “Sarouk” or a “Lilihan”.
“Sarouk” has an overall detached floral in banquet form, medallion and corner pattern for older design.
As for “Lilihan” generally has an overall floral, small medallion with flowers, leaf and ornamental designs.
Either of these two names fit the description depending on how the interpretation goes.
Lilihan is in what used to be called the Kemereh district.
Lilihan is the common term for the rugs of the region.
This rug is in the Hamadan weave and uses the Symetrical knot.
The rugs tend to be similar to Sarouk in color style and thickness.
A Sarouk Rug is a type of Persian rug from the province of Arak.
Lilihans tend to have longer pile which is more attractive for colder regions.
So you can decide which description fits the rug in question better.
And you can't be very far from being wrong!
Persian rug is now only my second love; my first love goes to leather.
It was from the cleaning of fine Persian rugs that I inevitably have to clean luxurious leathers well too.
Fine Persian rugs and luxurious leathers are like Siamese twins that go hand in hand in most high-end homes.
One is incomplete without the other; so when you see one, you see the other too!
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