22260 - Indian Hand-knotted/Hand-weaved Rug/Carpet Authentic/Classic/Contemporary/Modern/Size: 10'0" x 7'8"/ 305cm x 234cm

22260 - Indian Hand-knotted/Hand-weaved Rug/Carpet Authentic/Classic/Contemporary/Modern/Size: 10'0" x 7'8"/ 305cm x 234cmNR: 22260 Location: Agra Size: 10'0" x 7'8" 305cm x 234cm Country: India Pile: Wool Base: Cotton Details: Agra has been a large center of carpet making since the period of Mughal art in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The carpet industry was revived there while under British rule in the nineteenth century. The Mughal tradition was reestablished, along with an interest in newly derived designs in current Persian rug production during the same

Bidjars are identifiable not only by their unusual technique but also by their very beautiful colours

The Shirvan rugs are noted as being some of the finest Caucasian rugs

The pile is of wool

Khal Mohammad rugs are in some ways unique

Both the Mashad and Mashad Turkish carpets use the floral design known as Islim

the quality is still very good

The loom is vertical

Contemporary Isfahans are

In these Bidjars the four quarters have a floral ornamentation

)  Each carpet may contain more than ten different designs

The predominant colors are ivory

Unlike the Ghashgai who speak Turkish