{"product_id":"vintage-persian-serab-runner-323-x-103-cm-107-x-35","title":"Vintage Persian Serab Runner","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description rte cf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"76590090-d6f9-40b1-a426-f69058ee9bf4\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis rug comes from Serab, a small village nestled in the Sabalan mountain range in northwestern Iran. The community is remote, and that remoteness is exactly what shaped the weaving tradition here, isolated from commercial pressures and outside influence, Serab weavers developed a style that is entirely their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSerab rugs are almost always found in long, narrow runner formats. That is not a coincidence. The proportions reflect the architecture of traditional Persian homes, which were built long and narrow, and the rugs were made specifically to fit those spaces. They were domestic objects first, woven for the rooms they would live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe designs are distinctive and immediately recognisable, long lozenge-shaped fields with crenelated diamond medallions running along the vertical axis, set against elaborate latticework backgrounds that echo the Jali screens of Persian architecture. It is a design vocabulary that belongs entirely to Serab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHand-knotted from hand-spun wool on a cotton foundation. As a vintage piece, the colours have already softened and the pile has settled into itself. This rug has been improving since it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Najaf Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43619360342272,"sku":"NR-1650","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/1805\/7216\/files\/MG_0174.jpg?v=1774399263","url":"https:\/\/www.najaf.com.au\/products\/vintage-persian-serab-runner-323-x-103-cm-107-x-35","provider":"Najaf Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}