Shiraz Rug: 219cm x 169cm sub-Curios that is both a joy

that is both a joy and a sorrow to behold

Anna Deweert

Compact Length: 3 inches

and has been suggested as being a visual image of the Roman deity Sol Invictus

Shiraz Rug: 219cm x 169cm sub-Curios that is both a joyShiraz rugs are the work or nomads and are fairly soft. Traditionally these rugs were knotted on a foundation of wool and cattle hair, with a woolen pile. Qashgai tribes make these lovely rugs and many of them are collected for transport in the town of Shiraz in southern Iran. Shiraz pieces are generally more loosely knotted than, for example, Qashgai rugs. The colours of the ground are red and blue, more rarely cream, and often rather defined. The