Vintage Persian Mashad Rug chobi carpet Mamluk rugs are very complex

Mamluk rugs are very complex in pattern and always feature incredibly detailed medallions

durable finish and allows for greater detail across the design

Where my carpet and I am is my home

a quartered octagonal medallion repeated in precise rows across the deep red field

Vintage Persian Mashad Rug chobi carpet Mamluk rugs are very complexThis rug comes from Mashad, the holy city of northeastern Iran and the second most populous city in the country. For over five centuries, Mashad has been one of the most important rug weaving centres in all of Persia, producing carpets for palaces, mosques and the homes of people who understood what a great rug looked like. What distinguishes Mashad technically is the knotting. Weavers here use a jufti knot, tied over four warp threads instead of the