Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 4.10 x 10.7 Turkaman

Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 4.10 x 10.7 TurkamanHamadan 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

They are inspired by carpets of the Ghashgai nomads who passed through Abadeh

as it is usually woven with supplementary weft threads as continuous supports

Shahreza is well known for its exquisite tightly knotted Persian carpets woven using the asymmetrical Persian knot

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Crafted by skilled Afghani artisans

The so-called Chesti pattern features designs with plants and animals from nature

Today Araak continues to produce semi-tribal or “village” rugs similar to those made in this part of Iran over two thousand years ago

multiple connected diamond-shaped medallions

The number of colors used in Yazd rugs is endless

They are highly collectable and much loved

and exceptional durability

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