Ghom antique

228 x 142 cm

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Product information "Ghom antique"

Persian Ghom cor wool fine, ca. 1930

The holy city of Ghom lies about 100 kilometres south of Tehran. Ghom carpets are one of the most impressive and valuable examples of fine Persian carpet art in the world. This ancient example is called Mirashrafi, after the gold coin that was used as currency during the Kajar period. A perfectly preserved example woven with cork wool.

Age:	semi antique: 50 - 80 years
Condition/Maintenance:	perfect
Knots:	410.000 - 450.000 m2
Origin:	Iran/Persia
Pile:	Cork wool
Processing:	knotted by hand
Thickness:	ca. 5 - 6 mm
Warp:	Cotton
quantity on stock:	Unique, only 1 in stock