Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 1.20 x 0.77 Gabeh

Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 1.20 x 0.77 GabehHamadan was once the capital of Persia during the periods of the Seljuks and today is the catchment area for rugs from numerous towns and villages, many of which have been weaving rugs for centuries. Because Hamadan rugs are drawn from such a wide area, they can be extremely varied in design. They are hard wearing and generally of good quality. Fairly recently rugs have been made in the city of Hamadan itself. Such rugs are made with thick high

Although it is located between Yazd and Nain

Kerman carpets are highly prized because of the quality of their design and colours

This rug was made by a very famous master weaver

This stunning handmade carpet comes from the city of Tabriz and is made of wool  The central medallion is an elongated circle in shape and is a combination of lighter olive and reds

The first looms were established in the 1930s at the instigation of a group of Kashan merchants

but they are also any other number of shapes and motives in vases and every now and then as a bunch

colour and thickness

Mahallat rug

Meshed (Mashehad) is the modern capital of Khorasan

The three central rosette style medallion explodes out into the field

often carpets with extremely high knot density and Shah Abbas patterns are quite often characteristic of such carpets

Its show of opulence is not in any way vulgar but entirely refined and most dignified