Persian Turkoman Wool Rug - 1.20 x 0.75 classic

Persian Turkoman Wool Rug - 1.20 x 0.75 classicA Turkmen rug (Trkmen haly or Turkoman carpet) is a type of handmade floor covering textile traditionally originating in Central Asia. The original Turkmen rugs were produced by the Turkmen tribes who are the main ethnic group in Turkmenistan and are also found in Afghanistan and Iran. They are used for various purposes, including tent rugs, door hangings and bags of various sizes. A few centuries back, almost all Turkmen rugs were produced by nomadic

The Iranian city of Isfahan has long been one of the centres for production of the famous Persian carpet

salt bags and flat-weaves known in the West as kilims

Balouchi rugs are unlike any other style of rug

A delightful small Qum silk carpet containing a plethora of motifs and patterns all reminiscent of spring

These rugs are most commonly made of wool

Well respected

The Tabriz carpets are of very good quality

The central design is a circular arrangement of motifs sitting in a rectangular shape out which sides of its length protrudes half circle shapes suggesting the evolution of the central circle shape pushing outwards

The colours are in harmony and the motifs most delightful

The rugs are known in the antique market from the early nineteenth century

They are like Nain rugs but more rustic

This carpet is the work of a genius