Detailed Product Description

The Farahan area belongs truly neither to Westernnor to Central Persia. Some carpet specialists label the area betweenQum, Kashan and Sultanabad, as the Arak region (Arak is the new namefor Sultanabad), others as the Mahallat. Nevertheless, whatever thenames employed, these weaving centers have only one thing in common,and they are generally design and type of wool. This can be illustratedby considering two specific representatives of their groups: Farahanand Saruq rugs, both of which stem from this triangle, belong to thehighest quality of Persian carpets, yet possess very differentfeatures. The Farahan carpet is very finely woven from hard wool, isclipped very flat, and its restrained style of decoration is almostGothic in character. The Saruq, on the other hand, is fine, is madefrom very much softer wools and is more densely woven. Projecting anexuberant lust for life, its style is almost baroque´, especiallythose pieces woven for America. By promoting the Farahan region in theearly 18 th century, Nadir Shah exerted an influence on its weavingproducts and on the export of these carpets which were prized even atthis very early date.