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Item Number:
56720
Name:
Bijar Zanjan
Country of Origin:
Iran
Size:
387 x 298 cm
Age:
Sorry, we can't give you the age of this carpet at the moment.
Pile:
wool
Design:
geometric / medallion
Ground Color:
red
Knots per sqm:
300,000
Remarks:
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool
This carpet has a total of approximately 3,459,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 4,612 hours or 512 working days to hand-knot this carpet.
This rug has been made in the tradition of Bijar, but not in that region. The provenance is Bijar, North West of Iran. Bijar rugs are mainly knotted by Kurds who are the main population of Bijar (in the province of Kermanshah). Bijar carpets are known to be the most solid and high quality Oriental carpets.
This Bijar Zanjan has a "Herati" or "Mahi" design (has its origin in Herat, ca. 16th century, short for "Mahi to Hos" meaning "fish in the pond"). A rosette is surrounded by a rhombus which is again surrounded by four bent leaves. The name "Mahi" meaning "fish" was given to this design because the leaves resemble swimming fish.
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