Oriental rugs, antique and modern . owed the early AsiaMinor traditions in the use of rich, deep blue and red of field and bor-der, yet in respect to pattern showed his freedom from conventionalityby departing from types peculiar to his district and adopting manynomadic designs prevalent throughout Anatolia. Reciprocal latch-hooksform the background of the central field, on which are three uprightpanels containing octagonal discs; and latch-hooks surrounding loz-enges and forming what may originally have been intended to representthe tree of life appear almost as conspicuously in the border. T
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . owed the early AsiaMinor traditions in the use of rich, deep blue and red of field and bor-der, yet in respect to pattern showed his freedom from conventionalityby departing from types peculiar to his district and adopting manynomadic designs prevalent throughout Anatolia. Reciprocal latch-hooksform the background of the central field, on which are three uprightpanels containing octagonal discs; and latch-hooks surrounding loz-enges and forming what may originally have been intended to representthe tree of life appear almost as conspicuously in the border. There arealso combs, knots of destiny, and innumerable S-forms. The panelsat the upper and lower ends of the field and the reciprocal Vandykesare most suggestive of Ladiks, but in the place of pomegranates at theends of the upright stalks are small checquered squares. Bergamos with such patterns are now rarely seen. Loaned by Mr. Hulett C. Merritt Jr\fL ? ? 4» sto \ to As vmvp? jmAo S3 -\\0ftbsV3 .St* <MV bt» WmttttQ 4V Oil. PERSIAN RUGS 103 ferent times was held by Saracens, Seljukian Turks, Timurids, andSafavids; and even after the end of the Safavid dynasty the influ-ence of Nadir Shah was felt over Mesopotamia as well as WesternAfghanistan. A still stronger influence is that of race; for Aryans,Arabs, Armenians, and Turks have blended with the early peopleof the whole territory, until not only do all resemble one another,but their craftsmanship is similar. Furthermore, with the excep-tion of a few rapidly disappearing Parsees, who still cling to the earlyZoroastrian faith, all are Mohammedans; and in their frequentpilgrimages to the same shrines is a constant interchange of ideasand exchange of fabrics. It is true Asia Minor, Caucasia, and Indiahave shared to some extent the same influences, but to a much lessdegree. A resemblance, also, exists between many of the physical fea-tures of the entire country that affect the habits and industries of thepeople. To be sure the
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