Turkey Karaz Rug - 2.38 x 1.39 tabriz

Turkey Karaz Rug - 2.38 x 1.39 tabrizRug weaving started in Turkey since 13th century with the arrival of the Seljuks , who were nomadic tribes from central Asia. In Ottoman Turkey, weaving patterns and techniques changed in the early sixteenth century after conquests in Persia and Egypt. Anatolia had been known for carpets with stylized animal and geometric designs, but with these new cultural contacts, carpets designed around a central medallion and with flowing saz style vegetation

This gives the carpet great presence

This is a beautiful central rosette patterns rug from the city of Tabriz

Turkmen rug

with two differently sized lamp motifs surrounding the design

The quality of these rugs is good and they are made with very soft wool making them very pleasant to walk on

It is rectangular in shape

fewer carpets with central medallions as in the Isfahan carpets

Most of the ones traded are sold in the Shiraz bazaar

Qum silk carpets are amongst the finest of carpets

The gentle base field colour looks marvellous and contrasts ideally with the flowers that appear on it

This motif is often found in a cluster (all-over pattern)

which sits on the high plateau of central Northwestern Iran