Authentic 19th Century Persian Meshad Handmade Wool Rug

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A late 19th century antique Persian Meshad rug, the pale camel field with a dense herati pattern within a broad … Read more A late 19th century antique Persian Meshad rug, the pale camel field with a dense herati pattern within a broad dusty rose and peach border with cusped medallions containing floral motifs.

Meshad, is the administrative seat of the Khorassan province which is located in Iran’s east, bordering the Salt Desert to the west and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the east. It was a major oasis along the famed Silk Road, which stretched some 4,000 miles from China and India all the way to the Mediterranean which in turn allowed European access to Chinese goods. Meshad is currently Iran’s second largest city with over three million residents. The broader region is home to many well-known antique rug workshops in the towns of Amoghli, Khamenei, Makhmalbaf, Saber, and Zarbaf which produce Persian carpet that feature both symmetrical and asymmetrical knots. Antique Meshad rugs are ‘jufti’ knotted, a technique used in antique Khorassan carpets and antique Doroksh rugs as well. See less