Turkey Wool Rug - 3.83 x 3.09 SquareRug 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 is a carpet that is not run of the mill and it is difficult not to be excited about it
and gold are used for the medallion
In fact the depiction os stags appear clearly scattered throughout the rug
Throughout this area of Iran other small towns including Boroujerd
The art of manufacturing carpets was introduced in India
Tabriz Superfine Persian Rugs – Luxury Craftsmanship from One of Iran’s Oldest Weaving Centres
It is a lovely central medallion carpet that radiates out to become more pastels and then burnt orange
It is a silk carpet from the city of Qum
as is the case in this carpet
The corner spandrels harmonize with the medallion
The central design is a circular arrangement of motifs sitting in a rectangular shape out which sides of its length protrudes half circle shapes suggesting the evolution of the central circle shape pushing outwards
The carpet is made from silk and comes from the city of Qum
