Skylla — Antique Oriental Wool Small Rug

Skylla — Antique Oriental Wool Small RugSmall Antique Oriental Shiraz rug woven in the early 1900s. It feature Madder Root dyes and pure organic wool. Shiraz carpets were originally hand knotted in the small villages around the city of Shiraz in the Province of Fars. Whilst establishing a distinctive local design style Shiraz, carpets have also been influenced by environmental and cultural and, arguably, the most important of these is population evolution due to migration. Consequently,

Small Antique Oriental Shiraz rug woven in the early 1900s.
It feature Madder Root dyes and pure organic wool.

Shiraz carpets were originally hand-knotted in the small villages around the city of Shiraz in the Province of Fars. Whilst establishing a distinctive local design style Shiraz, carpets have also been influenced by environmental and cultural and, arguably, the most important of these is population evolution due to migration. Consequently, rugs from Shiraz often show Qashqai, Khamseh, Basseri, Afshar, Abadeh and Luri traits.

Weavers of Shiraz carpets use a fixed loom. These Oriental carpets woven in Shiraz feature the characteristic design of Central Medallion/s complimented by geometric patterns and diamond-shaped lozenges. Bands of Palm or Pine leaf designs often feature on the Borders.

 As a result of the extremes of climate in this region, Shiraz carpets are constructed from materials adaptable to the environment and are usually made of a Wool Pile knotted onto a Wool or Cotton (sometimes Goat Hair) warp/weft. They use the Oriental (Asymetrical) Knot technique (average knot count 120 KPSI)