Isfahan Silk Carpet brown large rug The finishing of this carpet

The finishing of this carpet was done using centuries-old traditional techniques

Please note that this piece features a light and darker side due to the direction of its wool pile (nap)

it was laid flat on the ground

A smaller octagon appears at the center of the gul

Isfahan Silk Carpet brown large rug The finishing of this carpetMaterials & Craftsmanship: This diligently hand knotted area rug is made of 100% pure silk. Rugs with exclusively pure silk piles are regarded as being among the most valuable of all hand knotted rugs. This rug is intricately crafted: the strong silk fibers utilized in its production permitted its skilled weavers to weave more knots per square inch (KPSI) than wool carpets contain. A typical Persian or Oriental rug made of wool has between 100 and 300