Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug

A wonderful mid-20th century Persian Gabbeh rug with a fantastic abrash crimson field with a small central floral medallion and another flower in each corner. The border is simple wi...

A gorgeous and playful vintage Persian Gabbeh rug with a crimson abrash ombre field with a bright indigo diamond medallion flanked by pairs of indigo goats, and a wonderful border wi...

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 beautiful bold vintage Persian Gabbeh rug with a n abrash crimson field with several indigo and white goats, and surrounded by a repeated crimson, white, green, and indigo square p...

A bold vintage Persian Gabbeh rug with a abrash cranberry field with a central stylized indigo goat, more goats and people at each end, and ...

A charming vintage mid-20th century Persian Gabbeh runner with several goats and human figures across an abrash crimson background, and surrounde...

A wonderful 21st century Persian Gabbeh runner with a beautiful tone on tone woven pattern containing multiple diamonds running the length of the rug.

A wonderful vintage late 20th century Persian Gabbeh runner with a beautiful tone on tone woven pattern containing multiple diamonds running the length o...

53943 Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug Runner, 02'01 x 08'05. Persian Hamadan carpet runners are meticulously handwoven rugs originating from the Hamadan region of Iran, renowned for thei...

53877 Extra-Long Vintage Persian Malayer Rug Runner, 03'02 x 21'00. Antique Persian Malayer rug runners are long, narrow hand-knotted wool rugs originating from Malayer, Iran, prized...

78714 Vintage Persian Ardabil Rug, 07'01 x 10'04. Persian Ardabil rugs, originating from the city of Ardabil in Iran, are renowned for their intricate designs, fine craftsmanship, an...

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...