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Senneh
(Posted on 23/06/15)Country: Persia Category: village and workshop General details Made in the town of Sanandaj (formerly Senneh or Sehna), the capital of Kurdistan in western Persia, which gives its name to the Persian knot - although ironically the Turkish knot is nearly...
Tabriz
(Posted on 21/03/15)Country: Persia Category: workshop and master workshop Price range: low/medium to wealth General details Made in and around the town of Tabriz in the Azerbaijan district of north-west Persia, they represent the most variable Persian workshop...
Sarouk
(Posted on 14/02/15)Country: Persia (Iran) Category: village and workshop Price range: medium to high General detail Made in a wide area in and around the village of Sarouk in the Arak province of central Persia, they are generally of excellent quality. They...
Quoom
(Posted on 03/01/15)Country: Persia (Iran) Category: workshop and masterwork-shop Price range: low/medium to high General details The holy city of Quoom in central Persia is noted for silk rugs, which at their best are considered the epitome of contemporary Persian...
Qashga’i (Gashgai)
(Posted on 20/12/14)Country: Persia (Iran) Category: Nomadic Price range: Low to medium General details: Made by nomadic tribesmen from the upland of the Fars province in southern Persia, who traditionally market their wares in the town of Shiraz. Old Qashga’...
Nain
(Posted on 02/12/14)Country: Persia (Iran) category: workshop and master-workshop Price range: medium/high to wealth General details The central Persian town of Nain was renowned as a weaving centre for high quality and costly woolen cloth: when this craft fell into...
Kashmir
(Posted on 11/11/14)Country: India Category: workshop Price range: low/medium to medium/high General details made in a number of workshops throughout the Kashmir province of northern India, Kashmirs are generally regarded as the finest items made on the Indians subcontinent...
Kashan
(Posted on 10/10/14)Country: Persia (Iran) Category: workshop and master-workshop Price range: medium/high to wealth General details The reputation of rugs made in the central Persian city of Kashan was so high that, according to Persian folklore,...
Heriz
(Posted on 27/09/14)Country: Persia (Iran) Category: village Price range: low to medium/high General details Made in the town of Heriz in north-west Persia and in a number of outlying villages stretching to Tabriz. Despite this proximity to Tabriz...
Bukhara
(Posted on 13/09/14)Country: Afghanistan, Persia, and Turkmenistan Category: nomadic, village and workshop Price range: low/medium to medium General details Bukhara is a major city in Turkmenistan (formerly Turkestan) which occupied a strategic position on the ancient...