In a unique archaeological excavation in 1949, the exceptional Pazyryk carpet was discovered among the ices of Pazyryk Valley, in Altai Mountains in Siberia. The carpet was found in the grave of a Scythian prince. Radiocarbon testing indicated that the Pazyryk carpet was woven in the 5th century BC. This carpet is 283 by 200 cm (approximately 9.3 by 6.5 ft) and has 36 symmetrical knots per cm² (232 per inch²).. The advanced weaving technique used in the Pazyryk carpet indicates a long history of evolution and experience in this art. Pazyryk carpet is considered as the oldest carpet in the world.
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Pictorial carpet
An ornamental rug specially prepared for hanging on room and hall walls for decoration. The designs and samples on pictorial carpets are completely different from those on common floor rugs. Pictorial carpets are generally made of silk and wool .Pictorial carpets are usually framed to sell and use.
Artwork on Copper
With a focus on elemental materials and natural forces, The Copper Collection assembles objects for the home decoration that invite interaction and contemplation. Marrying traditional techniques and modern technologies, each item is designed and handcrafted from materials of exquisite purity and quality. The result is a unique, contemporary collection of items that will only become more beautiful with age.
Enameled Artwork
Enamellings is the art of painting, colorings and ornamenting the surface of metals by fusing over it brilliant colures that are decorated in an intricate design. Enamel working and decorating metals with colorful and baked coats is one of the distinguished courses of art in old Persian emperor. Mina is defined as some sort of glass-like colored coat which can be stabilized by heat on different metals particularly copper.
Hand Knotted Carpets
Persian Rugs
Persian rugs are perhaps the most popular and notable of all antique rugs. With their timeless elegance and regal charm, our handpicked Persian pieces offer a glimpse into generational craftsmanship of urban and village weavers alike. Urban rugs typically showcase detailed botanical designs made of silk while village rugs are deeply rooted in the history of the nomadic cultures with story lines and patterns passed down through generations.
Turkish Hereke
Hereke rugs are among the most coveted collectibles; they are beautiful and expensive; and as any objet of great aesthetic value, imitable. Hereke is a town that is not too far from Istanbul (60 KM from Istanbul). It was the Ottoman Emperor Sultan Abdulmecid (1823-1861) who set up the original carpet factory in Hereke in 1843. For the past two and a half centuries, Hereke rugs and carpets have been known worldwide for their high quality, beautifully woven designs and foundations. Not only do these rugs use the finest silk made in the world, but they are also produced by some of the most talented weavers in the world.
Killim
killim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pile less textile of many uses produced by one of several flat weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are practiced in the geographical area that includes parts of Turkey (Anatolia and Thrace), North Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia and China Although at times you may find kilim rugs included in the general genre of "oriental rugs", in more accepted practice, kilims are in a class of their own.
Carpet History
Hand Made Carpet History
PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD
In a unique archaeological excavation in 1949, the exceptional Pazyryk carpet was discovered among the ices of Pazyryk Valley, in Altai Mountains in Siberia. The carpet was found in the grave of a Scythian prince. Radiocarbon testing indicated that the Pazyryk carpet was woven in the 5th century BC. This carpet is 283 by 200 cm (approximately 9.3 by 6.5 ft) and has 36 symmetrical knots per cm² (232 per inch²).. The advanced weaving technique used in the Pazyryk carpet indicates a long history of evolution and experience in this art. Pazyryk carpet is considered as the oldest carpet in the world. Its central field is a deep red color and it has two wide borders, one depicting deer and the other Persian horseman. However, it is believed that the carpet from Pazyryk is not likely a nomadic product, but a product of the Achaemenid period. Historical records show that the Achaemenian court of Cyrus the Great at Pasargade was decked with magnificent carpets. This was over 2500 years ago. Alexander II of Macedonia is said to have been dazzled by the carpets in the tomb area of Cyrus the Great at Pasargade. By the sixth century, Persian carpets of wool or silk were renowned in court circles throughout the region. The Bahârestân (spring) carpet of Khosrow I was made for the main audience hall of the Sasanians imperial Palace at Ctesiphon in Sasanian province of Khvârvarân (nowadays Iraq). It was 450 feet (140 m) long and 90 feet (27 m) wide and depicted a formal garden. In 7th century CE With occupation of the Sasanian capital, Tuspawn, the Baharestan carpet was taken by the Arabs, cut into small fragments and divided among the victorious soldiers as booty. According to historians, the famous Tāqdis throne was covered with 30 special carpets representing 30 days of a month and four other carpets representing the four seasons of a year.
ISLAMIC PERIOD
In the 8th century A.D. Azerbaijan Province was among the largest centers of carpet and rough carpet (ziloo) weaving in Iran. The Province of Tabarestan, besides paying taxes, sent 600 carpets to the courts of caliphs in Baghdad every year. At that time, the main items exported from that region were carpets, and small carpets for saying prayers. Furthermore, the carpets of Khorassan, Sistan and Bukhara, because of their prominent designs and motifs were on high demands among purchasers During the reigns of the Seljuk and I khanate dynasties, carpet weaving was still a booming business so much so that a mosque built by Ghazan Khan in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, was covered with superb Persian carpets. Sheep were specially bred to produce fine wool for weaving carpets. Carpet designs depicted by miniature paintings belonging to the Timurid era lend proof to the development of this industry at that time. There is also another miniature painting of that time available which depicts the process of carpet weaving. During that era dyeing centers were set up next to carpet weaving looms. The industry began to thrive until the attack on Iran by the Mongol army. The earliest surviving of the Persian carpets from this period is of a Safavid (1501-1736) carpet known as the Ardabil Carpet, currently in V&A Museum in London. This most famous of Persian carpets has been the subject of endless copies ranging in size from small carpets to full scale carpets. There is an 'Ardabil' at 10 Downing Street and even Hitler had an 'Ardabil' in his office in Berlin. The carpets are woven in 1539-40 according to the dated inscriptions. The foundation is of silk and the pile of wool with a knot density at 300-350 knots per square inch (470-540.000 knots per square meters). The size of the carpets are 34 1/2 feet by 17 1/2 feet ( 10,5 meters x 5,3 meters). Los Angeles County Museum of Art See also Victoria & Albert Museum. There is much variety among classical Persian carpets of the 16th and 17th century.
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