ROSETTE
A circular arrangement of motifs radiating out from the centre medallion suggesting the petals of a rose. The Rosette design is often found in Nain rugs.
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A circular arrangement of motifs radiating out from the centre medallion suggesting the petals of a rose. The Rosette design is often found in Nain rugs.
The lotus was of great significance to many ancient cultures, and in particular to the Eastern religions. From ancestral times, the lotus regularly appears as a symbol of purity, peace, transcendence, enlightenment, rebirth, beauty, and fertility.
The idea of enlightenment is symbolized by the life cycle of the sacred lotus plant because it begins its life humbly in the mud of ponds but soon grows and sends stems and flowers well above the surface of the water (up to 50cm), thus showing the path of spiritual unfoldment.
Two diamonds attached together represent a man and woman.
This symbol’s meaning dates back to prehistory and is also believed to be the stylized representation of a pregnant woman.
Symbolizing flight, freedom and the associated concept of good news brought from far away.
Is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying.
For more on the importance of the chicken in ancient culture you may look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken#In_religion_and_mythology
Lamp design which appears on the prayer rugs symbolise the divine guidance and the light showing the true path. This also represents the God who is depicted as the light of the Heaven and earth. The lamp is suspended from the summit of the niche.
The butterfly is, for the Eastern understanding, not, as it is for the Western, a symbol of instability and fluttering mind but rather a symbol of the most faithful love, which is oblivious of itself and sacrifices itself.
More information on the influence of the Lion on Persian culture can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_and_Sun
The Herati design derives its name from the town of Herat, now Afghanistan, which was part of Persia until the last Century. It is composed of a single floral head within a diamond framework flanked by four outwardly curling leaves. It is sometime referred to as the mahi or fish in the pond design.( mahi being the Persian word for fish) because many traditional sources have cited this as its symbolic origin. In Persian mythology the world was supported by four swimming fish.
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'Gul' is Farsi for flower and is normally used to describe these octagonal, all over or repeated patterns.
'Gul' is Farsi for flower and is normally used to describe these octagonal, all over or repeated patterns.
This pattern is made up of repeated daisies interlinked by diamond (often curved) or circular lines.
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