Persian Heriz Rug - 3.90 x 1.96 Balouchi

Persian Heriz Rug - 3.90 x 1.96 BalouchiHeriz rugs are Persian rugs from the area of Heris, East Azerbaijan in northwest Iran, northeast of Tabriz. Such rugs are produced in the village of the same name in the slopes of Mount Sabalan. Heriz carpets are durable and hard wearing and they can last for generations. The Faeghi family are the name you can trust. They have traded in fine handmade carpets in Persia for many generations. For more than 50 years, Peter Faeghi has shared this lineage

Isfahan was the capital of Persia during the reign of Shah Abbas (1571 – 1629)

The robust carpets have a retilinear design

The floral motifs speak of abundance and spring and renewal of life

the fact that there is no beginning or end

Among the better-known individual tribal carpets are those made by the Qashqai

dining areas

coloured soft red

This is a magnificent prayer rug made of silk from the city of Qum

More often than not such imagery would appear in a wider context of religious imagery such as the tree of life or the garden of paradise

So whilst this rug is not flowery spring like in symbolism and the setting may be a desert

Patterns are usually floral or garden inspired

and cinnamon accentuate the flowers and other design elements