5'x7' Signed Isfahan Authentic Persian Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Area Rug

5'x7' Signed Isfahan Authentic Persian Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Area Rug
This Isfahan carpet is a piece of the most traditional handicraft. It has been made by hand with the most beautiful patterns. Isfahan carpets are known to count as the finest Persian carpets. This one has been knotted in Isfahan, which is famous for being Iran's most beautiful city. The rug is an exceptional piece of art.
Isfahan, or Esfahan, was located in central Iran during the Safavid dynasty in the 16th and 17th centuries and became the capital of Persia. UNESCO has designated it as a World Heritage city for its architecture palaces, tiled mosques, minarets, and other historical buildings, as well as its monuments, paintings, and artifacts. The city's fame led it to be described as ? half of the world. Isfahan's handmade rugs are among the outstanding works of art of Isfahan, which include artistic curvilinear designs and gonad designs, lotus blossoms, weeping willows, and the tree of life. The gonad design is based on and inspired by the dome of the Lotfollah Mosque in Isfahan. It features geometric patterns or ellipses, with a rosette or floral motif inside, arranged around the central medallion that gradually increases in size on the outer diameter of the pattern. The ancient and antique Persian Isfahan rugs are made of excellent quality Kurk wool (wonderful quality wool) on a cotton foundation, but from seventy to ninety years ago, newer rugs, from Kurk or wool with silk highlights on a silk foundation. Using such high-quality materials and fine yarn allows weavers to make intricate curvilinear designs, making these handmade Isfahan rugs among the highest-quality rugs you can find in Iran.
Exact rug size in feet and inches: 4' 11" x 7' 3"
Rug pile: Wool and silk
Rug's Foundation: Silk
Weave type: Hand-knotted
Materials and Techniques:
Hand-Knotted Silk
Hand-Knotted Wool