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Item Number:
60594
Name:
Tabriz 50 raj
Country of Origin:
Iran
Size:
420 x 92 cm (runner)
Age:
new
Pile:
wool
Design:
floral / allover
Ground Color:
ivory
Knots per sqm:
500,000
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 1,930,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 2,573 hours or 286 working days to hand-knot this carpet.
Tabriz is the capital city of the province of Azerbaijan in North-West Iran. The city was founded by the Harun al-Rashid approx. in the year 800. Since the 17th century Tabriz is probably the most significant carpet-production-center of Iran. The finer Tabriz production is considered the best Persian productions in terms of quality and design. In order to determine the fineness of a Tabriz, the term "raj" is being used which means "row of knots". The number of knots or "raj" is counted within the range of 2,76 inch (7 cm) which again is the unit of one "Gereh". "Tabriz 50 raj" therefore means, that within 2,76 inch (7 cm) there are 50 knots. This rug therefore has an average fineness of 300 knots/inch˛ (ca. 465,000 knots/m˛).
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