76944 Antique Persian Bijar Runner with Boteh Design and Modern Victorian Style. This hand-knotted wool antique Persian Bijar runner displays an all-over repetitive pattern of opulent boteh motifs. The widely used boteh motif is thought to symbolize life with its resemblance to a number of natural forms, including leaves, bushes, pinecones, sprouts and flames. It represents potential for growth and regeneration. Idyllic waves of abrash dash horizontally across the boteh patterned field, enhancing the depth that connects home interiors with the elements of nature. It is enclosed with a rosette and serrated leaf border flanked with an inner and outer boteh meander guard band. Abrash. Hand-knotted wool. Made in Persia (Iran). Measures: 03.08 x 17.05.