Persian Bakhtiyari Rug - 3.08 x 2.10 AT-MH-429 Connoisseur

Persian Bakhtiyari Rug - 3.08 x 2.10 AT-MH-429 ConnoisseurBakhtiar 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

Moud carpets are similar to those woven in other Khorasan cities such as Azghand

The robust carpets have a retilinear design

A Turkmen rug (Türkmen haly or Turkoman carpet) is a type of handmade floor-covering textile traditionally originating in Central Asia

Village rugs are produced by weavers that are settled in one location

This piece has a delightful patina and has a 'softness' to it that suggest that it has

so many people hang them on the wall

SKU: S1 750-xxxx

representing the mihrab in every mosque

100% wool pile & natural dyes

It is a lovely central medallion carpet that radiates out to become more pastels and then burnt orange

The round shaped central medallion emerges from the light field

tans and greys