Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 3.08 x 2.20 Gabeh

Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 3.08 x 2.20 GabehHamadan 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

Kilims are inexpensive and can be purely decorative

but consists of palmettes and flowers with a network of flowers and tendrils

Bijar is a small Iranian town in the Kurdistan

herati or Islim

due in large part to the fact that area rugs woven with this knot tend to be more accurate and symmetrical

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

is also very earthy

This rug was made by a very famous master weaver

It has a great combination of geometric and curvilinear patterns

Hook and S motifs

These carpets are beautiful and unique pieces that will enhance any room by means of lively colors and warm motifs in their patterns

More often than not such imagery would appear in a wider context of religious imagery such as the tree of life or the garden of paradise