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Eslimi (arabesque) اسلیمی

Eslimi is the arabesque: a stylised scrolling stem with split, forked leaves, used to tie a design together in the field and in borders. In borders it runs as a continuous scroll or in paired, mirrored sections.

Also Islimi · arabesques · shakh-e eslimi

See also Shah Abbasi (palmette), Afshan

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Eslimi: a detail of Nain 9 La Lamb's wool and Silk Persian Rug
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Eslimi, in the collection.

Fine Isfahan Persian Rug
Fine Isfahan Persian Rug Medallion & Arabesque Design, c. 1970sN° 001
355 × 265 cm
Isfahan · Vintage · Circa 1970s
$9,690AUD
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