8 x 10 ft Sultanabad Mahal Design Rug Hand Knotted Wool Pile

Beautiful Heriz rug from India - Djoharian Collection Heriz rugs and carpets are mainly made of fine, hand-spun wool, This rug was made with a decorative traditional design. The s...

Modern Designer Rug 8x10 ft gray hand-knotted wool Exclusive modern designer rug hand knotted wool. Design: Contemporary Material: 90% hand-spun merino wool, 10% viscose Manufacturin...

Beautiful Heriz rug from India - Djoharian Collection Heriz rugs and carpets are mainly made of fine, hand-spun wool, This rug was made with a decorative traditional design. T...

Exclusive Modern Designer Rug 8x10 ft gray hand-knotted wool This rug will lighten up any room with it´s decent color setting. The abstract design reminds of contemporary paintings ...

Tribal style rug by Djoharian Design, hand knotted wool and sari silk circa 8 x 10 ft. A stunning modern rug in transitional design. Description: Modern rug with nomadic motifs. ...

Contemporary black Djoharian Design rug hand knotted wool and silk Kohinoor Collection. A stunning modern rug in transitional design. Modern rug of finest quality. Design: Kohin...

Sultanabad Mahal antique rug from Persia with all-over geometric design, Keivan Woven Arts / rug PTA-200710, country of origin / type: Iran / Mahal, circa 1920 jewel toned antique P...

Beautiful modern Mahal-Sultanabad hand-knotted wool rug with a Traditional Design. This Mahal-Sultanabad rug has a multi-color accent in a gorgeous all-over floral design. Keivan Wov...

Pakistan rug Tabriz design, hand knotted Design: Tabriz Color: Black border, beige The art of weaving developed in the region comprising Pakistan at a time when few other civilizations employed it. Excavations at Moenjodaro and Harappa, ancient cities of the Indus valley civilization, have established that the inhabitants used spindles and spun a wide variety of weaving materials. Some historians consider that the Indus Valley civilization first developed the use of woven textiles. Carpet weaving may have been introduced into the area of present-day Pakistan as far back as the eleventh century with the coming of the first Muslim conquerors, the Afghan Ghaznavids and the Ghaurids. It can with more certainty be traced to the beginning of the Mughal Dynasty in the early 16th century, when the last successor of Timur, Babur, extended his rule from Kabul, Afghanistan to Dhaka, Bangladesh and founded the Mughal Empire. Under the patronage of the Mughals, local craftsmen adopted Persian techniques and designs. Carpets woven in the Punjab at that time (often called Lahore carpets today) made use of motifs and decorative styles found in Mughal architecture. Photograph of carpet weavers in Karachi Jail, 1873 During the Mughal period, the carpets made on the South Asia became so famous that demand for them spread abroad. These carpets boasted distinctive designs and high knot densities. Carpets made for the Mughal emperors, including Jahangir and Shah Jahan, were of the finest quality. Under Shah Jahan's reign, Mughal carpet-weaving took on a new aesthetic and entered its classical phase. The carpets woven in Lahore were the first to reach European markets, including England, as far back as 17th century. During the British colonial era, prison weaving was established in district and female jails in cities such as Lahore and Karachi. Carpet-weaving outside of jails was revived after the independence when Pakistan's carpet-weaving industry flourished.[1] At present, hand knotted carpets are made by Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan, making carpets and one of the country's leading export products. Hand knotted rug manufacture is Pakistan's second-largest cottage and small industry. The craftsmen have the capacity to produce any type of carpet using all the popular motifs of guls, medallions, paisleys (botehs), traceries, and geometric designs in various combinations. Pak Persian Persian inspired curvilinear and/or floral designs, usually styled from old Kashan...

Beautiful late 19th century Mahal style rug with nice floral design and a central medallion, and nice natural colors with red, blue, green, yellow and orange, entirely hand knotted w...

This antique Ziegler Sultanabad has a soft camel-brown field with a large central polychrome flowerhead surrounded by scrolling vines issuing further similar part-palmettes and flowe...

Antique Persian Sultanabad hand knotted wool rug Size: 10'6" x 13'6" (320 x 411 cm) An antique Persian Sultanabad rug with a uniquely scaled floral and vine design that mirrors into ...