Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 2.80 x 1.50 Balouchi

Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 2.80 x 1.50 BalouchiHamadan was once the capital of Persia during the periods of the Seljuks and today is the catchment area for rugs from numerous towns and villages, many of which have been weaving rugs for centuries. Because Hamadan rugs are drawn from such a wide area, they can be extremely varied in design. They are hard wearing and generally of good quality. Fairly recently rugs have been made in the city of Hamadan itself. Such rugs are made with thick high

and became very popular in the West in the 18th and 19th centuries

This handmade wool rug comes from the city of Tabriz  The central medallion  is captivating and reflects precisely the composition of the guard borders and the field that frames the ocean of calming field

also spelt Gaba or Gabeh

whose patterns resemble those of the nearby Isfahan region

and there are 240 to 550 knots to each square inch in a silk one

It is a very finely knotted rug with a central medallion design that contains in that design colours that repeat themselves in the main border

The Persian carpet workshops ceased production in circa 1722 after the Afghan invasion

or three pendant-shaped medallions mostly in an Open Field background

embedded within another one and so on for few times

Qum is located in central IRAN

with the outer guard border being a solid dark colour

The ancient city of Nahavand in western Iran is one of Iran's leading rug-proveniences