04/02/2018
(DATE OF WEAVE:17th century)(ORIGIN:Tabriz)
(DIMENSIONS: 2,30×1,66cm) (PILE: wool)
(KIND OF DYES: Natural) (WARPS: Silk)
(SELVEDGES: Round) (KNOT COUNT: 65 Radj) (NUMBER OF WEFTS: Double wefted)
(WEFTS: Cotton, Silver) (MAIN COLORS: yellow, Crimson-red, Pink, orang, cream, dark & light, dark & lightblue, black blue and brown.)
(DESGIN)
The carpet is one of the most beautiful gold & silver brocaded works of the 17th century AD, with corner medallion design and arabesques with animal figures the main field of the carpet in black-blue is covered with arabesques, and animal figures in different Postures. The central medallion has two head medallion & carries dragonhead arabesques. The green corner medallions covered with floral motifs and bird figures decorate the Four Corners of the carpet. The main border of the carpet is decorated with some cartouches inscribed with some poems in relief and brocaded with metallic threads. Between the cartouches some roundels covered with arabesques and animal ans bird figures can be seen the poems of the main border translates as following.