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Item Number:
60633
Name:
Moud
Country of Origin:
Iran
Size:
295 x 288 cm
Age:
new
Pile:
wool
Design:
geometric / medallion
Ground Color:
ivory
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 2,550,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 3,400 hours or 378 working days to hand-knot this carpet.
Moud is located in East Persia and belongs to the region of Birjand. Mouds are the most valuable works of this highly significant carpet region. Mostly Moud rugs are made of finer and softer wool than other Persian rugs and therefore allow them to have more dense and subtle designs and patterns. They are mostly woven with the Persian knot as opposed to the Turkish knot with which most Persian rugs are made.
This Moud 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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