Vintage Persian Gabbeh Kilim Rug

A fantastic vintage Persian Gabbeh Kilim rug woven in crimson and indigo wool with a simple whipstitched edge trim.

A fantastic vintage Persian Gabbeh Kilim rug woven in crimson and indigo wool with a simple whipstitched edge trim.

A fantastic mid-20th century Persian Gabbeh rug with a burnt orange field with three small stylized leaves in the center, and surrounded by a harlequin diamond border woven in indigo...

A gorgeous mid-20th century Persian Gabbeh rug with a bold abrash crimson field surrounded by myriad squares with stylized goats, people and trees-of-life woven in gold, indigo, gree...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug from the mid-20th century.

A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug woven by the nomadic Qashqai tribe. This is definitely a conversational piece and one created for an artsy individual that can enjoy the quirkiness of vintage tribal rugs. Aside from the offset medallion and highly striated field ranging from brick to crimson red, the text reading "year 2536 (intended, most likely, for the year the rug was made)" is peculiar regardless if its source is from the Persian calendar (current year: 1397) or the Gregorian calendar (current year: 2018). Was the weaver an innumerate individual that lacked basic education and just slapped on some nonsensical numbers of a futuristic date onto the rug? Or, was this an extremely intelligent individual that possessed a skill that very few have? The ability to convert the old imperial Persian (Achaemenid) calendar created in 559 BC under Cyrus the Great...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh carpet from the mid-20th century with a pictorial design of a lion.

A vintage Persian Gabbeh carpet from the mid-20th century.