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Afshar carpet 234x166| Carpet ID: | EGET177 | | Manufacturing: | knotted by hand | | Size: | 234 x 166 cm * | | Thickness approx: | 14 mm | | Age: | Contemporary 0-20 years (not used) | | Origin: | Persia / Iran | | Pile: | Wool | | Warp: | Cotton | | Knots per m2: | approx 70 000 - 200 000 |
 
| | This carpet is handknotted by villagers, who were former nomads in the south of Persia. The carpet often has a geometrical pattern with red and blue colours. The Afshar carpet is thought to be the best examples of nomadic art among carpets, with their primitive and majestic beauty.
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| | * | This carpet is hand knotted; therefore, difference in shape, thickness, pattern and sizes can occur. This applies particularly to nomadic and village carpets.
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