6'3" x 9'8" ft genuine excellent condition A+ hand knotted vintage rug (early 1900s estimate Kashan), a beautifully crafted authentic piece hand knotted from fine wool along with natural dyes by skilled weavers. Professionally cleaned. No stains, holes, tears, animal or smoke. Even pile. Double knotted upon two foundation layers for lifetime durability. Millions of hand tied knots in this piece nearly 200 per square inch per foundation layer (x2 almost 400 effective kpsi). Old world laborious vegetable dye techniques still unmatched. Natural dyes oxidize over the century giving lighter and darker red and blue tones, called 'abrash' by curators and collectors. Dyes naturally derived from pomegranate, beet, madder root, vermilion, indigo, lilac, weld, larkspur among many. Clean, authentic, durable, fine, epic, colorful lifetime heirloom item. See all 22 images and closeups.
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