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Gabbehs are coarsely-piled hand sponged woolen rugs on vegetable dyes which were for everyday use on the floors of the tribal tents, with the finer rugs and carpets, used for special occasions only. Gabbehs were also used to wrap up children during the winter nights. Their designs, like those of Kilims, represent the oldest in eastern rug weaving and it is generally believed that the Gabbeh was the invention of the Lors. Antique types: Today, any discussion about the earliest Persian carpets must speak in terms of rarity, partly because of the intentionally precious nature of those carpets. It is no coincidence, for example, that all the surviving examples from the Safavid era are now held in great collections. They can not be classified according to production center with any certainly because identical models were employed and circulated among many workshops.

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Rug of the Month: Fine Tabriz Mahi: The ancient production center of Tabriz initiated the 19th century revival of Persian carpet making. Tabriz carpets are distinguished by the use of symmetrical knot (the asymmetrical was in use during the Safavid period), the use of particularly coarse, strong wool, and by the habit of trimming the pile to a meduim-low height.

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Gabbehs are coarsely-piled hand sponged woolen rugs on vegetable dyes which were for everyday use on the floors of the tribal tents, with the finer rugs and carpets, used for special occasions only. Gabbehs were also used to wrap up children during the winter nights. Their designs, like those of Kilims, represent the oldest in eastern rug weaving and it is generally believed that the Gabbeh was the invention of the Lors.		Antique types: Today, any discussion about the earliest Persian carpets must speak in terms of rarity, partly because of the intentionally precious nature of those carpets. It is no coincidence, for example, that all the surviving examples from the Safavid era are now held in great collections. They can not be classified according to production center with any certainly because identical models were employed and circulated among many workshops.

Indo Persia These are Persian design Rugs that Made in India For availability in your size please contact us. Please give us your input		Rug of the Month: Fine Tabriz Mahi: The ancient production center of Tabriz initiated the 19th century revival of Persian carpet making. Tabriz carpets are distinguished by the use of symmetrical knot (the asymmetrical was in use during the Safavid period), the use of particularly coarse, strong wool, and by the habit of trimming the pile to a meduim-low height.