Ancient Gashghai carpet, 134 cm x 181 cm, Iran

Ancient gashghai carpet circa 1950, decorated with three medallions, beautiful model in soft colors, toizing, 134 cm wide by 181 cm long, wool on wool of high quality, native to iran in very good condition. These ethnic carpets, still knotted by the semi-sedentary gashghai tribes, are among the most beautiful tribal carpets in iran. They are always very decorated and the wool or mixes the hair of different animals is very soft and supple. Soft colors such as indigo, white, old pink, orange, pistachio green placed on the darker field, midnight blue, cause a bright contrast. The drawing of a beautiful complexity, three medallions decorated with stairs, placed on a field strewn with stylized flowers laid randomly, leaves appear many tribal motifs and other stylized plants as well as a bestiary that is sometimes found on these carpets, dogs, dragons, hens, these carpets remaining totally ethnic pieces. Within the central medallion, there is a thousand colorful and stylized flowers specific to the gashghaïs. There are often many "s" and "m" letters on these carpets, which are also used on caucasian carpets and symbolize the presence of god. The border consists of the symbol of water, eternity, stylized flowers, round and square and embellish the perimeter with elegance. These carpets are knotted in the shiraz region near the ancient persepolis that gave its name to persia, today iran. Shiraz is in fars province where the gashghai tribes reside and produce carpets under both calls, shiraz or ghashghaï. Dimensions: width: 115cm (3'9" X length: 181cm (5 '11)) This carpet has been cleaned professionally and environmentally. Free envoi for france as for all our carpets, big or small! Fr 0 / eur 25 / world 50 - colissimo.