Antique square handmade oversize carpet No. 63317 Mahal, ca. 1920 Iran 411 x 381 cm
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| Item Number: |
63317 |
| Name: |
Mahal, ca. 1920 |
| Country of Origin: |
Iran |
| Size: |
411 x 381 cm |
| Made:
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ca. 1920 |
| Pile: |
wool |
| Design: |
floral / medallion |
| Ground Color: |
red / ivory / dark blue / navy |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool |
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More about the provenance Mahal, ca. 1920 | Iran
Mahal is located in West Iran, belongs to the carpet region of Arak. Mahal rugs are woven in the stile of Farahan rugs (also called Feraghan). Due to their high quality of wool they are considered to be very reliable and longlasting.
This Oriental rug has a so called "open design". Any rug in which the medallion is surrounded by a large area of a plain one-colored field and if at all have corner patterns within the field. The open design is currently experiencing a come back and became very popular.
