Persian Rug - Bakhtiary Rug - 2.90 x 2.05 Rug - ATR608 Extra Large

Persian Rug - Bakhtiary Rug - 2.90 x 2.05 Rug - ATR608 Extra LargeBakhtiar 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

Afshar Carpets The Afhar are tent-dwellers

There are old carpets in private homes

The border is normally composed of three bands

It is made form silk and comes from the silk of Qum

Mesheds are usually decorated with all over designs

but the shape rests in an elliptical shape motif

This carpet has a great sense of harmony to it and a combination of colours that makes it a real collectors piece

handmade from Kourk wool

with an excellent reputation world wide

some say that this symbolizes a hide stretched for preparation

The allover patterns have tribal design elements such as flower heads

This central medallion carpet has a beautiful rosette central motif that blossoms outward