The central flower motif turns up from time to time on South Persian khorjins; it has been interpreted as a sun symbol. Measuring 9" by 7", this small bag would actually have been used the other way round - but the image shows the way it was woven. I like the two cramped rows of flowers and the strange mixture of botehs and gazelle: the best South Persian pieces often have a strain of intuitive informality held in tension with a more classical composition. Open at the sides, coarsely woven, and purchased at an auction in Germany.
