An Afshar 'Floral Boteh' Rug, South Persia, Circa 1880 " This rug has an all-over boteh pattern of a characteristic flower type
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AN AFSHAR 'FLORAL BOTEH' RUG, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1880 LITERATURE: Benjamin, Paul, South Persian Rugs, Bags and Saddle Covers: from the collection of Paul R Benjamin , 3rd ed., 2004, pp. 24-25 " This rug is probably of village or urban origin. There are examples of rugs with similar types of boteh pattern in the Corwin collection (Hali, issue 99, page 86,1998) and in a Tanavoli article (Tanavoli, P., Hali, issue 37, page 25, 1988)" (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 24)
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