Kerman Persian Carpets
Qâli ye irâni ɢɒːˈliːje ʔiːɾɒːˈniː also known as iranian carpet is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in iran historically known as persia for home.
Kerman persian carpets. Rugs from kerman a desert city far away from tehran were once considered to be the best of persian carpet production. Kerman kermanshah commonly of the 19th century lavar kerman. Make offer super fine antique persian kerman in 12 x 20 size. View our collection of fine persian antique kerman rugs.
In the 18th century some authors considered the kerman carpets produced in this area to be the finest of all persian carpets. Much like many other major rug producing centers in iran kerman s rug weaving industry has lost a lot of its integrity over the past century and went downhill. فرش ايرانى romanized. Kerman also known as kirman is an oasis in a desert far away from teheran.
It has an incredible history dating back to well over a thousand years ago. Kerman is an ancient persian city that is renowned worldwide for its amazing carpets. The persian carpets made here are of great quality and belong to the best of all persian carpets. A persian carpet persian.
Farš e irâni ˈfærʃe ʔiːɾɒːˈniː or persian rug persian. When marco polo visited kerman in 1271 it was an established major trade emporium linking the persian gulf in the south with khorasan to the north and central asia to the east. However one must not forget that these persian carpets are still in the highest class of hand knotted carpets. Pasargad n y antique persian hand knotted lavar kerman rug 8 9 x 17 10 11 500 00.
قالی ايرانى romanized. For much of its rich history in persian rug weaving kerman has been well known as one of the oldest producers of highly decorative and intricate workshop style persian rugs and carpets. Kerman rugs since the seventeenth century kerman has been one of the major weaving centers where some of the finest high quality persian carpets were woven. Free shipping on many items.
Persian kerman rugs are often curvilinear in motif and sub categorized into four main types. Today s quality is no longer comparable to that of the city that was founded in the 4th century.