Persian Bakhtiyari Rug - 4.19 x 3.41 tabriz

Persian Bakhtiyari Rug - 4.19 x 3.41 tabrizBakhtiar carpets are made of strong and sturdy wool. Because of this the carpets named after the nomads of the Bakhtiari tribe, who live in the Sagros mountains near the city of Isfahan are among the most robust of all Persian carpets. They are knotted from thick wool, which reduces their deterioration. It is not as fine and soft as the cork wool of other Persian carpets, but it has a clear advantage in its resistance to everyday stress. Bakhtiar

the Persian word for fish

made from silk

multiple connected diamond-shaped medallions

The carpet is silk and is from the city of Qum

The carpet itself has an extraordinary curvilinear design and has an overall pattern in its field that is not a regimented form

Persian carpet production was very minor until the 20th century

Blue does not appear to feature

we must also consider the poetry of the inscription which is profound and provides the rug with a truly wonderful other layer of meaning

This energetic carpet is pictorial in design and made of kourk wool

The ancient city of Nahavand in western Iran is one of Iran's leading rug-proveniences

This is a truly beautiful silk carpet form the city of Tabriz

A magnificent overall pattern carpet