Persian Kashan Rug - 4.10 x 3.10 AT-TY-159 Connoisseur

Persian Kashan Rug - 4.10 x 3.10 AT-TY-159 ConnoisseurZobeida, the favourite wife of the famous Caliph Haroun al Rasheed, established the town of Kashan, which is situated between Tehran and Isfahan. The Kashan district is possibly one of the best producers of Persian carpets. These carpets have taken the name of the region, and are simply referred to as the Kashan. Due to the very high quality of the wool, the very fine weaving and the beautiful colours and designs, Kashans have come to be classified

However it must be kept in mind that a large part of the composition is in gold

This is a beautiful central round pattern rug from the city of Tabriz

Birjand's rugs are famous and known internationally as "Mood Carpet"

salt bags and flat-weaves known in the West as kilims

At the end of the 20th century

the tribal group Afshar migrated from their origins in Central Asia to settle in Iranian Azerbaijan

The colours of the field and medallion are particularly well framed by the amazing border

heaven and immortality is so often central to Persian carpets

Indian handmade carpets are known for high quality materials and dyes

making them extremely durable

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

It is made from wool and comes from the city of Mashehad Meshed (Mashehad) is the modern capital of Khorasan