| Persia has long been known for its beautiful and legendary carpets and rugs.Her centres of carpet weaving,since ancient times,have produced thousands of rugs and carpets,many of them precious and valuable. This does not mean that all over this vast country all carpets are woven the same way there are quite a lot of differences climatic,demographic and economical which all play a part,but the basic industry or art as it is known has developed very little. |
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The Classical Age
The Achaemenian Emoire unified the whole of western Asia,which enjoyed wonderful craftsmen and artisans good administration under central control,good communication and transport.
These institutions of the Achaemenian civilization were to have a lasting impact on other countries.
The Achaemenian Emoire unified the whole of western Asia,which enjoyed wonderful craftsmen and artisans good administration under central control,good communication and transport.
These institutions of the Achaemenian civilization were to have a lasting impact on other countries.
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The Achaemenian Empire at the time of Darius I
The nucleus of the Achaemenian Empire at the time of Darius I.For the Achaemenian the state included not only Iran but also their subject territories.
The nucleus of the Achaemenian Empire at the time of Darius I.For the Achaemenian the state included not only Iran but also their subject territories.
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The Pazyryk Carpet
The oldest handmade pile rug in existence is housed at the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad (St Petersburg).In 1949 a team of Russian archeologists excavated a rug at an icy burial site in Southern Siberia.
Taking into consideration that the age of the rug was about 2,500 years old,it was considered as intact and in condition.The size of the rug is 183cm x 200cm and has 3,600 knots of the Turkish type.
The discovery of this rug extended the deginning of rug making in Persia to at least the begining of the first millennium BC as astested to by Professors Rudenko and David Stronach.
Many similarities exist between the patterns of the Pazyryk Carpet and those designs and shapes commonly used during the Achaemenid era prevalent in the carvings at Persepolis.
The ponies in the carpet are similar to the ponies carved at Persepolis,24 eight pointed stars covering the central field are similar in form and preportion with the designs found at excavated sites in the southern central Lorestan Province.Images of Elk can also be seen at historical sites of Iran and are clearly visable in the carvings at Bisotun.
The oldest handmade pile rug in existence is housed at the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad (St Petersburg).In 1949 a team of Russian archeologists excavated a rug at an icy burial site in Southern Siberia.
Taking into consideration that the age of the rug was about 2,500 years old,it was considered as intact and in condition.The size of the rug is 183cm x 200cm and has 3,600 knots of the Turkish type.
The discovery of this rug extended the deginning of rug making in Persia to at least the begining of the first millennium BC as astested to by Professors Rudenko and David Stronach.
Many similarities exist between the patterns of the Pazyryk Carpet and those designs and shapes commonly used during the Achaemenid era prevalent in the carvings at Persepolis.
The ponies in the carpet are similar to the ponies carved at Persepolis,24 eight pointed stars covering the central field are similar in form and preportion with the designs found at excavated sites in the southern central Lorestan Province.Images of Elk can also be seen at historical sites of Iran and are clearly visable in the carvings at Bisotun.
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Medival Age
Descripitions of Images in the border of a medival rug second half of the third centuary AD
Victory of Shapur I over Valerian
In this image Gordian III the defeated Roman emperor has fallen under the foot of Shapurs horse.Shapur is holding Valerians hand as a sign of his capture and Philip the Arab another Roman emperor is kneeling opposite Shapurs horse.Above them a cherub is holding a diadem as a sign of victory and is flying towards Shapur.Two other figures are standing behind Philip.
Descripitions of Images in the border of a medival rug second half of the third centuary AD
Victory of Shapur I over Valerian
In this image Gordian III the defeated Roman emperor has fallen under the foot of Shapurs horse.Shapur is holding Valerians hand as a sign of his capture and Philip the Arab another Roman emperor is kneeling opposite Shapurs horse.Above them a cherub is holding a diadem as a sign of victory and is flying towards Shapur.Two other figures are standing behind Philip.
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This is a detail of a 1910 circa carpet.
The carpet is a Kerman wool and cotton warp carpet.It is a Pictorial Design with famous figures and Kings included.Knots/dcm2;9,200.
The border design of this rug contains figures taken from Asar-e Ajam by Forsaat od-Dowleh Shirazi,which is proven by the mistakes in the illustrations of the book reproduced exactly in the border.
The carpet is a Kerman wool and cotton warp carpet.It is a Pictorial Design with famous figures and Kings included.Knots/dcm2;9,200.
The border design of this rug contains figures taken from Asar-e Ajam by Forsaat od-Dowleh Shirazi,which is proven by the mistakes in the illustrations of the book reproduced exactly in the border.
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Lion Attacking a Bull
There are four images of the Lion attacking the bull on all four corners of the Medival carpet.
This image was copied from a relief at Persepolis carved along several of the steps of the palaces.
Achaemenid begining of the F Persepolis,Far Provinceifth Century BC
There are four images of the Lion attacking the bull on all four corners of the Medival carpet.
This image was copied from a relief at Persepolis carved along several of the steps of the palaces.
Achaemenid begining of the F Persepolis,Far Provinceifth Century BC
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The Palace of Darius (c 519 - 16 BC)
This was not a Royal residence,being only used for offical functions.
King Xerxes found that it was too small and so had it reconstructed.
This was not a Royal residence,being only used for offical functions.
King Xerxes found that it was too small and so had it reconstructed.