Persian Bakhtiyari Rug - 3.20 x 2.22 AT-MH-408 tribal

Persian Bakhtiyari Rug - 3.20 x 2.22 AT-MH-408 tribalBakhtiar carpets are made of strong and sturdy wool. Because of this the carpets named after the nomads of the Bakhtiari tribe, who live in the Sagros mountains near the city of Isfahan are among the most robust of all Persian carpets. They are knotted from thick wool, which reduces their deterioration. It is not as fine and soft as the cork wool of other Persian carpets, but it has a clear advantage in its resistance to everyday stress. Bakhtiar

Shahr Baff carpets are typically finer and higher in quality than those woven in neighbouring villages

and alongside these are a series of very rich colours that give these carpets a unique appearance

and shades of parchment

thus framing this work of art perfectly

dining areas

Lovely contrast in shades of colour with charming use of the colour green

At the end of the 20th century

The centre is rosette in shape and contains an arrangement of most beautiful flowers that explode outwards

This fact is even more surprisingly as the city was considered for centuries to be one of the most important centres of Persian culture and artistic creation

In the midst of all of that are marvellous depictions of animal motifs together with vines containing an abundance of floral motifs

the craft also became stagnant

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