{"title":"3x9 Vintage Rugs","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage Persian rugs measuring roughly 3x9 feet. Hall runners for a medium corridor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of them are Persian, and Hamedan is the most common name by a wide margin, followed by Arak and Zanjan. Close to half have a deep red field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo two are the same: each runner was hand-knotted about fifty years ago, then washed and cleaned by trusted specialists before it was listed. Runners knotted by hand can run a few inches longer or shorter than the 3x9 label, so measure your hall and compare. Each listing gives the exact size in feet and inches, with centimeters after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree insured shipping covers the US and Canada, and returns run for seven days (fourteen in the European Union).\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"5669-3x9-persian-handmade-zanjan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5669 - Persian Zanjan Runner Rug 3'3\" x 9'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo large stepped medallions in near-black stand on this charming rug. Worked on a deep red field, two large stepped medallions in near-black anchor the length. Cream geometric forms fill the open red ground at each end, framing the central column. A beautiful dark brown main border carries small geometric motifs in rust, ochre and touches of blue. Narrow guard stripes in burgundy and brown edge the field on both sides. The pile is low in places, and the foundation shows as pale flecks in a few spots. The strong red and dark brown hold the line down a narrow passage. At 3'3\" by 9'1\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoltaniyeh, in the province of Zanjan, was the capital of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Oljaytu was built there between 1302 and 1312. Scholars have described the building as anticipating the Taj Mahal. In northwestern Persia, on the road between Tabriz and Hamedan, Zanjan has a village weaving that borrows from both. Geometric designs and long formats are the norm, which is why so many Zanjan pieces are runners. This runner keeps the geometric drawing and the long format, with stepped medallions set hard against the red ground. The dark brown border and the cream shapes at the ends give the piece a grounded, village character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201197101369,"sku":"CAN_5669_100x278","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5669__10288651272505__45527504748857.png?v=1788431942"},{"product_id":"5665-3x9-persian-handmade-balouch-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5665 - Persian Baluch Runner Rug 2'7\" x 8'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDark brown geometric emblems sit in a grid of square panels on this lovely runner. The burgundy field is laid out as a grid of square panels holding dark brown geometric emblems and small rosettes. There is no central medallion; the pattern repeats down the length in rows. No corner spandrels break the grid. A narrow border of small motifs runs along the edges. A few patches have worn to tiny white dots of foundation. Deep red and brown tones suit this runner for a narrow passage. At 2'7\" by 8'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Baluch bride and her mother wove the balisht, a pillow or grain bag that was often part of the dowry, and such bags were usually woven in pairs. Among Baluch weavings prayer rugs are common, with an arch at one end pointing toward Mecca and a field usually filled with the leaves and stems of a stylized tree. Baluch rugs come from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. Formats are small because the looms were portable, and the designs repeat a few motifs that traveled between camps. This runner keeps that deep warmth, with the brown drawing placed firmly on the burgundy ground. The grid of square panels carries the same emblem down the length, a steady repeat suited to a long, narrow floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201197232441,"sku":"CAN_5665_80x265","price":420.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5665__10288651403577__45527505207609.png?v=1788431935"},{"product_id":"5664-3x9-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5664 - Persian Mahal Runner Rug 2'11\" x 8'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRed geometric forms cover the deep indigo field of this delightful rug. The deep indigo field carries a dense repeat of red geometric forms, small hooked figures and scattered rosettes. Red lattice lines enclose small pink and cream diamonds with blue centers across the field. A handsome cream diamond medallion sits at the center, edged in teal around a red core. Red frames the rug, set with brown rosettes and small teal blossoms inside rectangular outlines. A cream guard stripe with leaf motifs in blue, green and red lines the inner edge. The pile is full. It grounds a passage with its indigo weight, letting the red figures warm the cool base. At 2'11\" by 8'10\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe biggest exporter of oriental carpets from Persia in the late 19th century was the Ziegler company of Arak, the town then called Sultanabad. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, counted a hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad weaving rugs for its market. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia, and they were woven large and open from the start. That means a wide field and generous spacing between the motifs. This runner shows that spacing in its scattered rosettes and small diamond lattices. Red figures stand clear against the indigo ground, and the single cream medallion marks the center of the long composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201197265209,"sku":"CAN_5664_90x270","price":720.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5664__10288651436345__45527505371449.png?v=1788431935"},{"product_id":"5658-3x9-persian-handmade-botteh-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5658 - Persian Botteh Runner Rug 2'8\" x 8'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall boteh motifs repeat in a dense grid over this charming rug. Over a faded red field, rows of small boteh motifs repeat in a dense grid along the length. Each teardrop shape holds navy and olive marks inside, with tiny cream accents filling the gaps between the figures. The drawing runs out to the sides on every edge, with no corner pieces. The main border is steel blue, carrying small flowers and squares in cream and rust. A thin band of camel and navy separates it from the field. The pile is low in places across the orange field, where the weave shows, and the borders are fuller. It grounds the warm red and cool blue into a steady rhythm for a hallway. At 2'8\" by 8'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boteh, mostly known now as the paisley, is an ancient Persian design based on the tree of life and inspired by buds, cones and palm fronds. Not a place but a motif, botteh is the teardrop with the bent tip that Europe later borrowed and called paisley. The boteh is the organizing figure of rugs cataloged this way, repeated across the field in rows. This runner keeps that exact repetition, with the same small shape placed one after another down the runner. It appears everywhere from the tribal south to the city workshops of the center. Here the drawing is tight and geometric, reading as a textured red ground from a distance rather than a field of separate leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201197429049,"sku":"CAN_5658_82x273","price":480.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5658__10288651600185__45527505994041.png?v=1788431925"},{"product_id":"5653-3x9-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5653 - Persian Arak Runner Rug 3'3\" x 9'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiagonal rows of small burgundy boteh repeat along the entire length of this lovely rug. The warm gray field carries a dense lattice of small burgundy boteh motifs, each outlined in navy with touches of cream. There is no central medallion; the pattern repeats across the entire length in diagonal rows. The main border is rust, set with delicate cream palmettes and blue leaves, with a narrow red band of small crosses and a band of sawtooth triangles inside it. Pile runs low across the field, and a pale worn patch shows near one end where the weave has thinned. It holds the eye without overwhelming, letting the rust and navy accents stand out against the neutral ground. At 3'3\" by 9'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1913 Arak, then called Sultanabad, had become the center of a great rug industry controlled by Europeans and Americans. Its dyes were said to have perhaps the most extensive color scheme in Persia. Arak in central Persia, known historically as Sultanabad, was the center of one of the largest weaving districts in the country. The surrounding villages supplied the market under their own names, and the shared character is an all-over floral field and a restrained palette. This runner keeps the all-over repeat and neutral ground, using small boteh motifs instead of a curling vine. The rust border brings extra color to the frame, setting bright palmettes against the neutral ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201197592889,"sku":"CAN_5653_100x284","price":480.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5653__10288651764025__45527506583865.png?v=1788431917"},{"product_id":"5643-3x9-persian-handmade-balouch-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5643 - Persian Baluch Runner Rug 3'3\" x 8'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped trees and diamond shapes repeat in mirrored columns on this charming rug. On a burgundy field, stepped trees and diamond shapes repeat in deep red, rust and copper. There is no central medallion; the pattern runs the length as mirrored columns of geometric forms. The beautiful main border carries small squares in olive and red. Narrow guard stripes with cream triangles and zigzag lines edge the field on both sides. Scattered white specks across the field mark thin spots in the pile. The burgundy ground keeps the red from looking loud, making this runner a fit for a narrow passage. At 3'3\" by 8'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Afghanistan most Baluch lived until recently in tents or small villages close to the western border. Rugs of the tribal kind, the Baluch among them, are generally small and are woven on horizontal looms laid out on the ground. Baluch weaving comes from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. It has the darkest palette in the Persian repertoire: aubergine, deep madder, and indigo so deep it reads as brown. The designs repeat a handful of motifs carried between camps. This runner repeats stepped trees and diamonds in deep red and copper across the burgundy ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201198051641,"sku":"CAN_5643_100x263","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5643__10288652058937__45527507992889.png?v=1788431903"},{"product_id":"5642-3x9-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5642 - Persian Arak Runner Rug 2'6\" x 9'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eHooked diamonds repeat from end to end of this lovely rug. On a deep red field, rows of small hooked diamonds repeat from end to end. Each lozenge is outlined in near-black and holds a tiny gold cross at its center. No medallion interrupts the steady lattice that fills the ground. The main border is a pale tan band with small red hearts and dark buds, set outside a thin dark line. The pile is low in places, and the red reads paler where the weave shows through. The small geometric marks lead the eye down a narrow passage. At 2'6\" by 9'1\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArak was founded only in 1808, as the town of Sultanabad, the name the carpet trade went on using. The Swiss firm Ziegler began there in the mid-1870s with 40 looms, and by 1894 had 1,200 in the town and 1,500 more in the surrounding villages. Known historically as Sultanabad, Arak in central Persia was the center of one of the country’s largest weaving districts. Surrounding villages supplied the market under their own names, with an all-over floral field and a restrained palette as the shared character. This runner keeps that all-over character, though the drawing in this piece is geometric rather than floral. The restrained palette holds to red, near-black and cream, with only a touch of blue in the end border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201198084409,"sku":"CAN_5642_77x277","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5642__10288652091705__45527508255033.png?v=1788431902"},{"product_id":"5635-3x9-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5635 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'1\" x 8'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cream medallion sits on the herati lattice of this wonderful runner. Deep red covers the field, overlaid with a handsome dense herati lattice of near-black lines and small geometric rosettes. A single cream medallion sits at the center, with pink and red floral forms inside its lobed outline. Cream spandrels fill the four corners, with pink and near-black floral forms against the light ground. A rust red border runs around the field, with a graceful chain of small flowers in cream, pink and slate blue. A thin near-black stripe edges the field on either side. Full pile covers the rug. The cream corners lighten the red center as this piece fits a narrow passage. At 3'1\" by 8'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamedan was the capital of the Seljuq sultans for 50 years, from the second half of the 12th century. It is a trade center on the main highway between Tehran and Baghdad, and in the Persian rug trade its rugs rank second only to the carpets of Kerman. Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner is one of those long formats. The herati lattice repeats along the length of the red field, and the single cream medallion sits at the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201198215481,"sku":"CAN_5635_95x263","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5635__10288652222777__45527509139769.png?v=1788431895"},{"product_id":"5628-3x9-persian-handmade-songhor-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5628 - Persian Songhor Runner Rug 3'1\" x 8'9\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA central diamond medallion outlined in tan makes this a lovely rug. Small flowers and stylized figures in deep red, pink, slate blue and teal crowd the burgundy field. A handsome central diamond medallion outlined in tan holds a deep red band around a salmon pink center, with pendants stepping toward both ends. Cream spandrels with teal edges fill the four corners. The main border runs deep red with small figures in cream and blue. Narrow guard stripes in dark red and near-black frame the field on each side. The pile runs even, with a few pale flecks. It suits a tight hallway, and the cream corners keep the burgundy from closing in. At 3'1\" by 8'9\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonghor lies in Kermanshah province in western Persia, Kurdish weaving country. Not far from Songhor, in Kermanshah province, the cliff at Bisotun carries a monument that the Persian king Darius I ordered in 521 BC. Older Kurdish rugs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, among them garden carpets and the harshang design, are known for their exuberant colors. Songhor rugs favor strong madder reds. This runner sets a deep red and salmon pink medallion on the burgundy ground, among small flowers in slate blue and teal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201198412089,"sku":"CAN_5628_95x267","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5628__10288652419385__45527509795129.png?v=1788431885"},{"product_id":"5455-3x9-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5455 - Persian Arak Runner Rug 2'7\" x 9'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRows of small boteh in near-black and rust fill this charming rug. At the center, rows of small boteh in near-black and rust cover the burgundy field, with tiny gold crosses between them. The layout is an all-over repeat, with neither medallion nor corners. A splendid near-black main border carries red squares and gold diamonds. A pale sawtooth stripe runs inside the border, edged by thin gold lines. The pile is low in spots across the field, where white flecks show, and the red reads paler in the middle. Small gold crosses break up the deep red ground, preventing the narrow shape from looking too dense. At 2'7\" by 9'3\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe town of Arak dates only from 1808, when it was founded as Sultanabad, a name the carpet trade kept. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, counted a hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad weaving rugs for its market. Arak in central Persia, once known as Sultanabad, was the center of one of the largest weaving districts in the country. The villages around it sold under their own names, and what they share is an all-over field and a restrained palette. This runner holds that all-over habit in its dense rows of boteh and its narrow range of red, near-black and rust. The near-black border frames the busy red field with a steady geometric line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201204244793,"sku":"CAN_5455_80x283","price":645.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5455__10288658186553__45527529324857.png?v=1788431655"},{"product_id":"5450-3x9-persian-handmade-torkaman-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5450 - Persian Torkaman Runner Rug 3'1\" x 9'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped gul motifs in dark brown and cream repeat across this charming runner. Set within a burgundy field, rows of beautiful stepped gul motifs repeat in dark brown and cream. No single medallion holds the center; instead, the geometric figures run in strict columns down the length of the runner. A wide main border carries linked octagons and diamonds in red outlined in dark brown, closed by narrow lines of small zigzags. The pile is low across the center, where the red reads paler against the darker ground. It suits a narrow passage where the deep red and earth tones can ground the space. At 3'1\" by 9'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurkmen women wove the furnishings of the tent: carpets for floors and entryways, and smaller pieces made into bags and animal trappings. Among the Turkmen special carpets are woven for the birth of a child, for weddings, and for prayer and mourning. In northeastern Persia, Turkmen weavers keep to a strict grid of gul motifs, the same octagonal figure repeated across the field with almost no variation. That sounds austere, yet it is the opposite, because the drawing never changes and all the life is in the color. This runner keeps that strict grid in its columns of identical figures. The cream and brown of each gul stand clearly against the burgundy ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201204408633,"sku":"CAN_5450_94x285","price":720.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5450__10288658350393__45527529521465.png?v=1788431648"},{"product_id":"5443-3x9-persian-handmade-balouch-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5443 - Persian Baluch Runner Rug 3'5\" x 9'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped geometric forms and octagonal guls repeat down the length of this lovely rug. Over a burgundy field that reads nearly brown, stepped geometric forms and octagonal guls repeat down the length in deep red, brown and cream. The design is an all-over repeat with no central medallion, with pairs of beautiful hooked guls and angular motifs side by side. The corners hold no pieces of their own. A gorgeous dark brown main border carries a chain of diamond shapes in red and near-black. Narrow guard stripes with a cream zigzag pattern edge the field on both sides. Worn pile covers much of the field, with pale specks of foundation. It suits a narrow passage, where the dark palette grounds the floor. At 3'5\" by 9'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 19th-century Baluch carpet in the Victoria and Albert Museum has two large red medallions shaped like animals with legs, each holding a small tree. Baluch weaving comes from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. It has the darkest palette in the Persian repertoire: aubergine, deep madder, and indigo so deep it reads as brown. This runner keeps that dark character, with a burgundy ground that reads nearly brown. The formats are small because the looms were portable, and the designs repeat a handful of motifs carried between camps. The repeating guls and stepped forms here follow that portable tradition, stretching the same few shapes down the full length of the rug.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201204638009,"sku":"CAN_5443_105x285","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5443__10288658579769__45527529750841.png?v=1788431635"},{"product_id":"5442-3x9-persian-handmade-ferdos-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5442 - Persian Ferdos Runner Rug 3'5\" x 9'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming runner repeats rows of large blossoms in burgundy, blue, dark green and cream down its length. Within a near-black field that reads burgundy from its red flower heads, rows of large blossoms in burgundy, blue, dark green and cream repeat down the length. There is no medallion, only this steady column of flowers. The main border is deep red, carrying dainty blue rosettes, black stars and small orange marks. A narrow band of red and black checks edges the field. Pile runs low in the dark ground, where the weave shows, and stays full in the red and blue. Laid out in a narrow hall, the red border warms the dark field. At 3'5\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the Safavid dynasty in the 16th and 17th centuries Khorasan was a larger province that also took in the cities of Merv and Herat. Travelers of the Safavid era remarked on the fine Khorasan carpets sold in the Persian Gulf port of Hormuz and in one of the main caravansaries of Isfahan. Ferdos is in the Khorasan region of eastern Persia, in the same weaving belt as Birjand and Mashhad. The rugs lean toward the curvilinear drawing of eastern Persia, with repeating floral fields rather than a single dominant medallion, and a palette built on madder red and indigo. This runner keeps the repeating floral field with no medallion, and the red and blue palette. Its flowers are stepped and angular at the edge rather than curved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201204670777,"sku":"CAN_5442_105x286","price":960.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5442__10288658612537__45527529783609.png?v=1788431635"},{"product_id":"5427-3x9-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5427 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'3\" x 9'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis delightful rug has a single cream diamond medallion at the center. Set within a burgundy field, small cream, teal and orange flowers and leaf forms repeat across the length. A single cream diamond medallion sits at the center, holding a graceful orange and navy flower. Beautiful cream spandrels with floral motifs fill the corners of the field, each set off by a serrated blue line. The main border has a cream ground with small floral forms in navy, red and teal. A brown band with a zigzag line runs outside it, and a dark burgundy stripe with a blue zigzag runs inside. Full pile covers the face. It brings a warm, busy pattern to a passage, the cream medallion lifting the red. At 3'3\" by 9'1\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second half of the 12th century the Seljuq sultans made Hamedan their capital, and it remained so for 50 years. The Mongols destroyed Hamedan about 1220 and Timur sacked it in 1386, and the city was partly restored in the 17th century. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses. This runner has one diamond medallion at its center, with the floral pattern running to both ends. The cream corners and border hold the red field in a steady frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201205129529,"sku":"CAN_5427_100x278","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5427__10288659071289__45527530438969.png?v=1788431609"},{"product_id":"5425-3x9-persian-handmade-saveh-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5425 - Persian Saveh Runner Rug 2'9\" x 8'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA column of blue octagonal medallions runs the length of this lovely rug. Across a deep red field, a column of blue octagonal medallions runs the length, each holding a cream and red core. Large hooked forms in near-black flank the medallions, and small stylized birds stand in the open red spaces. Beautiful angular spandrels in the corners close the top and bottom ends of the field. The main border is near-black, set with small stepped squares in red and pink. A few white specks of low pile show in the red. It suits a narrow passage, where the red ground and the blue medallions hold their own against plain walls. At 2'9\" by 8'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarco Polo wrote that the Three Magi set out from Saba, the city now called Saveh, and that they lay buried there in three large tombs side by side. An English consul named Abbott, who passed through Saveh in 1849, called it the most ruinous town he had ever seen. Saveh lies between Tehran and Arak in central Persia, on old caravan ground. The village weaving here sits between the geometric north and the floral center: medallions with straight edges, but filled with vine and blossom. This runner keeps the straight-edged medallions, though the fill inside the octagons is geometric rather than floral. Its palette is red, near-black and blue, with small birds in the open field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201205195065,"sku":"CAN_5425_85x263","price":630.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5425__10288659136825__45527530504505.png?v=1788431608"},{"product_id":"5418-3x9-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5418 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 2'9\" x 9'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lovely cream diamond medallion holds the center of the wine red field. Over a wine red field, near-black boteh shapes with tan and green accents repeat from end to end. A cream diamond medallion sits at the center, holding a small red and green core and ending in a pendant at the top and bottom. Gorgeous near-black spandrels fill the four corners, with stepped outlines and small tan blossoms. The main border is near-black, carrying small salmon, tan and green crosses in a single row. A thin salmon guard stripe runs inside it. The pile is low in places across the field, where small white specks show. It anchors a long passage, letting the red ground hold the smaller green and cream notes. At 2'9\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyrus the Great took Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, in 550 BCE, and Alexander the Great took it in 330 BCE. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, noted that old Hamedan runners sometimes ran twenty feet or more in length. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner keeps that long format, with a central medallion and boteh shapes filling the red ground. Near-black corner pieces and a near-black border frame the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201205457209,"sku":"CAN_5418_83x288","price":660.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5418__10288659398969__45527530766649.png?v=1788431595"},{"product_id":"5414-3x9-persian-handmade-tabriz-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5414 - Persian Tabriz Runner Rug 2'7\" x 9'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dense repeat of tan boteh makes this a charming rug. The deep red field carries a dense repeat of tan boteh, the paisley leaf-drop, each set on a small green base. There is no central medallion; the boteh run in straight rows down the entire length of the rug. The main border is tan, carrying lovely scrolls in near-black and red. Narrow guard stripes of cream with small green and near-black marks, edged in gold, line both sides of this frame. The pile is low in places across the field, where the foundation shows faintly. It suits a narrow passage, where the steady rhythm of tan shapes breaks up the long red ground. At 2'7\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsma’il, the first Safavid shah, was crowned in Tabriz in 1501. Medallion carpet designs of the 16th century are usually associated with Tabriz, then the Safavid capital and the seat of the royal design workshops. The city workshop tradition of Tabriz, in northwestern Persia, shows in the discipline of the drawing. Centered medallions, borders that turn cleanly at the corners and vine scrolls planned in full before weaving began are the marks of Tabriz work. This runner has no medallion, but its border turns cleanly at each corner. The boteh stand in straight rows down the red field, framed by a tan border of near-black and red scrolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201205555513,"sku":"CAN_5414_78x287","price":720.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5414__10288659497273__45527530897721.png?v=1788431589"},{"product_id":"5413-3x9-persian-handmade-ferdos-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5413 - Persian Ferdos Runner Rug 2'11\" x 9'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree medallions run down the middle of the burgundy field on this lovely rug. Down the middle of the burgundy field stand three medallions, each with a near-black outline and salmon scrollwork around small blue and pink flowers. Sprays of pretty blue and pink blossoms stand on either side of them. A gorgeous salmon corner piece with blue and pink fills closes each corner of the field. A narrow tan border holds a small zigzag in green, red and blue. The field pile is low, with pale dots where the foundation shows. The dense drawing of the medallions holds the burgundy and bright salmon in balance along the length. At 2'11\" by 9'2\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelers of the Safavid era remarked on the fine Khorasan carpets sold in the Persian Gulf port of Hormuz and in one of the main caravansaries of Isfahan. Khorasan has its classic carpets in those of Herat, and pieces in the herati pattern survive from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Ferdos is in the Khorasan region of eastern Persia, in the same weaving belt as Birjand and Mashhad. This runner shows a chain of medallions on an open ground, with small flowering sprays beside the central axis. The three stacked medallions structure the long format, and the salmon scrollwork stands bright against the burgundy ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201205588281,"sku":"CAN_5413_88x280","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5413__10288659530041__45527530930489.png?v=1788431589"},{"product_id":"10018-3x9-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-runner-rug","title":"10018 - Persian Mahal Runner Rug 2'7\" x 8'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eTan rosettes outlined in teal repeat down the length of this wonderful rug. Across a gray brown field, a lattice of tan rosettes outlined in teal repeats down the length, linked by graceful curling vines with small black flecks. A small cream diamond medallion with a teal and black core sits at the center. Gorgeous tan corner pieces at each end carry teal and dark blue sprigs. A narrow tan border edged in teal frames the rug. The pile is short and even along the length. The dense drawing holds the teal and tan together without looking heavy. At 2'7\" by 8'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 19th century the Ziegler company of Arak, then called Sultanabad, was the biggest exporter of oriental carpets from Persia. It had its rugs made less complex than traditional Persian carpets, so that they would not look out of place in European homes. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia, and they were woven large and open from the start. That means a wide field, generous spacing between the motifs, and a palette that leans soft rather than saturated. This runner keeps that soft palette, in brown, tan and teal. Rather than the generous spacing many Mahal rugs show, this runner uses a tight, even lattice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201218302265,"sku":"10018_80x272","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/10018__10288669950265__45527553442105.png?v=1788433811"},{"product_id":"4312-3x9-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4312 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 2'11\" x 9'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful runner holds a lattice of fine cream lines on a burgundy field. Worked on a burgundy field, a lattice of fine cream lines holds small flowers in pink, navy and green. A central cream diamond medallion carries a lovely red floral rosette, with a navy and pink star flower above and below it. Cream spandrels sit at each corner of the field, set with charming red and pink scrolls. The main border is deep red, with small pink, blue and cream motifs between sawtooth bands. Thin guard stripes of cream and navy sit on either side. The pile is full. It brings a warm red line to a passage, cooled by the small navy accents in the drawing. At 2'11\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander the Great gathered the Persian treasure and left it at Ecbatana, now Hamedan, in the keeping of his chief treasurer Harpalus. His closest friend Hephaestion died there in the autumn of 324 BCE. Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner has one cream diamond at the center of its burgundy ground and a lattice of small flowers running the full length. Cream corners at each end close the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201231245625,"sku":"CAN_4312_90x286","price":615.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4312__10288678863161__45527576969529.png?v=1788430550"},{"product_id":"4313-3x9-persian-handmade-gharajeh-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4313 - Persian Gharajeh Runner Rug 3'4\" x 9'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA column of varied medallions fills this remarkable rug. The deep red field holds a column of varied medallions, stepped navy stars alternating with cream hexagons that have hooked edges and red cores. Small figures in teal, gold, pink and green fill the open ground between these central forms. The main border is dark indigo, carrying red and cream geometric motifs and small crosses, and a dotted cream and red guard stripe runs inside it. Full pile stands over the face, preserving the saturated red tone and the clear pattern. It holds a strong tribal rhythm in a narrow passage, and the bright accents stand out against the dark frame. At 3'4\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best-known pattern of Gharajeh is three geometric medallions, the central one with a latch-hooked outline in a different color and the other two eight-pointed stars. Britannica says the runners of Gharajeh resemble those of Karabagh in the Caucasus but look more Persian. Gharajeh, also written Karaja, is a village district north of Heriz in northwestern Persia. Its signature is a column of separate medallions running down a narrow field, each one a different shape, rather than a single centered one. That layout suits long formats, and Gharajeh runners are the pieces the district is known for. This piece retains that vertical arrangement, alternating star shapes with hexagonal forms down the center. The dense scatter of small colored figures around the medallions adds a busy texture to the red ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201231278393,"sku":"CAN_4313_102x288","price":835.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4313__10288678895929__45527577624889.png?v=1788430555"},{"product_id":"4336-3x9-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4336 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'5\" x 9'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA central column of diamonds sits in the navy field of this lovely rug. Small hooked motifs in red, tan and blue cover the navy field around a central column of diamonds. A large serrated diamond sits at the center with a red core, flanked by smaller lozenges toward each end. The main border is brick red, carrying dainty rosettes in square black frames, and a wide blue band runs outside it. A tan guard stripe with small colored marks lines the inner edge. The pile is worn low across much of the field, and the foundation shows in pale streaks. It anchors a long hall, where the bright red shapes break up the navy ground. At 3'5\" by 9'3\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second half of the 12th century the Seljuq sultans made Hamedan their capital, and it remained so for 50 years. The Mongols destroyed Hamedan about 1220 and Timur sacked it in 1386, and the city was partly restored in the 17th century. Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner is long and narrow in just that way. The central diamond rises from a stack of smaller diamonds, and a brick red border with a wide blue band frames the whole field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201232228665,"sku":"CAN_4336_103x281","price":720.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4336__10288679551289__45527580737849.png?v=1788430576"},{"product_id":"4343-3x9-persian-handmade-songhor-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4343 - Persian Songhor Runner Rug 3'5\" x 8'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA column of stepped diamonds in red and tan makes this a charming rug. A navy field holds a column of gorgeous stepped diamonds, alternating red and tan. Tan zigzag bands step down both sides of the diamonds, and small birds in rose and sage stand in the navy ground. The main border is tan, set with small four-part shapes in red and green and edged on the inside by a narrow orange stripe. The pile is worn low across the face, and the foundation shows as white flecks through the field and border. It holds a strong graphic line, the navy grounding the red centers. At 3'5\" by 8'6\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonghor lies in Kermanshah province in western Persia, Kurdish weaving country. Not far from Songhor, in Kermanshah province, the cliff at Bisotun carries a monument that the Persian king Darius I ordered in 521 BC. Kermanshah, the city that gives Songhor’s province its name, was founded in the 4th century by the Sasanian king Bahram IV. Songhor rugs are geometric, with strong madder reds and deep blues. This runner keeps that geometry in its chain of stepped diamonds, red set against the navy ground. A small bird stands in the field beside each diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201232884025,"sku":"CAN_4343_103x260","price":645.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4343__10288679747897__45527582114105.png?v=1788430583"},{"product_id":"4358-3x9-persian-handmade-torkaman-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4358 - Persian Torkaman Runner Rug 2'9\" x 9'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRows of stepped octagonal guls cover the burgundy field of this wonderful rug. Over a burgundy field, rows of handsome stepped octagonal guls repeat in cream and brown, with small crosses between them. The field is an all-over repeat with no central medallion. A beautiful deep red main border carries rows of small diamonds in cream, brown and near-black. Narrow bands of small zigzags in near-black and cream edge the field on both sides. The pile is full from edge to edge. It anchors a narrow passage, the steady burgundy ground carrying the bright cream figures. At 2'9\" by 9'3\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Turkmen storage bag, hung from the trellis walls of the tent, held the family’s belongings and worked something like a portable wardrobe. Turkmen women wove the furnishings of the tent: carpets for floors and entryways, and smaller pieces made into bags and animal trappings. In northeastern Persia, Turkmen weavers keep to a strict grid of gul motifs, the same octagonal figure repeated across the field with almost no variation. That sounds austere, yet it is the opposite, because the drawing never changes and all the life is in the color. This runner keeps that grid of guls down its length. The burgundy ground holds the cream and brown figures, with small crosses in the spaces between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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The main border is deep red, carrying square panels with starburst emblems in cream and near-black, framed by narrow guard stripes of near-black zigzags and small cream diamonds. Pile runs low in spots across the field, and white foundation specks show through in places. The steady red and near-black tones suit a narrow passage. At 3'2\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Salor, Tekke, Yomut and Ersari tribes each wove a recognizable variety of the Turkmen design. Each Turkmen tribe had its own main gul, its most important symbol, and the flag of Turkmenistan shows the five guls of the five main tribes. Turkmen weavers in northeastern Persia work to a strict repeating grid of gul motifs, one octagonal figure repeated across the field with almost no variation. It sounds austere, and it is the opposite: because the drawing never changes, all the life is in the color. This runner keeps that strict grid of octagonal figures down its length. The red ground holds the cream and near-black forms inside each repeated shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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A cream border holds a dainty scroll of red blossoms, set inside narrow stripes of navy, orange and cream. Pile runs low through the middle of the rug, with the foundation showing where it is palest. The cream and tan panels ease the strong red around them. At 3'6\" by 8'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people of Ghoochan descend from a tribe of Za’faranlu Kurds whom Shah Abbas I resettled there in the 17th century. They guarded the frontier, and in return lived under their own hereditary leader, exempt from all tribute. Ghoochan sits in the north of Khorasan in eastern Persia, close to the Turkmen country, and the weaving shows it. You get the repeating geometric figures of the northeast rather than the curves of the Persian center, worked in madder red and dark blue. This runner keeps those repeating figures in its octagonal guls and stepped panel outlines. Small teal stars at the corners of the chevron panels add detail to the red and cream layout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201234063673,"sku":"CAN_4368_106x263","price":620.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4368__10288680436025__45527582867769.png?v=1788430617"},{"product_id":"4374-3x9-persian-handmade-zanjan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4374 - Persian Zanjan Runner Rug 3'1\" x 9'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis amazing rug holds three hexagonal medallions in burgundy on a near-black field. Burgundy fills the three hexagonal medallions, while near-black carries the field around them, crowded with small flower heads, rosettes and hooked figures in red, blue and orange. Each medallion is edged in red with a blue outer line and holds a blue cross at its core. A small blue knot joins one medallion to the next. A beautiful dark burgundy main border carries small flower clusters in red, blue and orange. A cream zigzag band set with pink and blue triangles edges the border on each side, beside thin orange lines. The pile is full over the face and in the borders. It anchors a narrow passage, and the red outlines hold the burgundy and near-black together. At 3'1\" by 9'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoltaniyeh, in the province of Zanjan, was the capital of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Oljaytu was built there between 1302 and 1312. Its 50-meter dome, covered in turquoise-blue faience, is the earliest double-shelled dome surviving in Persia. Zanjan sits on the road between Tabriz and Hamedan in northwestern Persia, and its village weaving borrows from both. The designs are geometric and the formats run long, which is why so many Zanjan pieces are runners. These are working rugs rather than showpieces. This runner stacks three hexagonal medallions down its length, joined point to point. Red and blue outlines stand out clearly against the near-black field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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Narrow guard stripes in camel carry a small zigzag pattern along the inner and outer edges. The pile is low in places across the field, where scattered pale flecks show. The dark border frames this runner as a strong red line down a hall. At 3'6\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 19th-century Baluch prayer rug at Colgate University shows a tree of life, with side panels in designs also found in Saryk Turkmen weaving. A 19th-century Baluch carpet in the Victoria and Albert Museum has two large red medallions shaped like animals with legs, each holding a small tree. Baluch rugs come from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. Their palette is the darkest in the Persian repertoire: aubergine, deep madder, and indigo so deep it reads as brown. Formats are small because the looms were portable, and the designs repeat a few motifs that traveled between camps. This runner keeps that dark palette in its near-black border and dark drawing, with a handful of motifs repeated down the length. The clear deep red field gives them a warm ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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Handsome slate blue stepped corner pieces, edged in coral, close each end of the field. Full pile covers the face of the rug. It suits a bright passage, where the slate blue corners cool the warm red center. At 2'6\" by 8'6\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyrus the Great took Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, in 550 BCE, and Alexander the Great took it in 330 BCE. The physician and philosopher Avicenna died in Hamedan in 1037, and in the 1950s his tomb there was rebuilt as a mausoleum with a museum and a library. Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner has that elongated shape. Two ivory medallions sit one above the other on a deep red ground, with teal and brown flowers between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201234391353,"sku":"CAN_4378_77x260","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4378__10288680763705__45527583392057.png?v=1788430634"},{"product_id":"3995-3x9-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"3995 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'5\" x 8'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eHooked vines and geometric rosettes make this a delightful rug. Small geometric rosettes and hooked vines in cream, teal and navy cover the deep red field. An elongated hexagon outline frames the central pattern, gathering the dense repeat within a stepped shape. Beautiful cream spandrels sit at the four corners, holding angular forms and small teal accents. The main border runs near-black, carrying splendid eight-point stars in red and teal. Guard stripes in ivory hold a dark zigzag line on either side. Pile is full over the face, keeping the drawing sharp. It suits a narrow passage, letting the bright teal notes cool the warm red ground. At 3'5\" by 8'6\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamedan has had many names: Hangmatana or Agbatana to the Medes, and Ecbatana to the Greeks. It is a trade center on the main highway between Tehran and Baghdad, and in the Persian rug trade its rugs rank second only to the carpets of Kerman. Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner stretches into a long format and repeats dense geometric shapes across its surface. Rather than a simple all-over spread, the large hexagon outline frames the busy field within a single bold shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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Splendid dark blue corner pieces fill the four ends, packed with small cream and red checks. A handsome dark brown main border carries a scroll of small geometric forms in cream and rust, edged by narrow guard stripes of repeating triangles. Full pile covers the field and borders, and the drawing stays crisp. The dark frame holds the bright red ground in place along a narrow passage. At 3'1\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoltaniyeh, in the province of Zanjan, was the capital of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Oljaytu was built there between 1302 and 1312. Scholars have described the building as anticipating the Taj Mahal. Zanjan sits on the road between Tabriz and Hamedan in northwestern Persia, and its village weaving borrows from both. The designs are geometric and the formats run long, which is why so many Zanjan pieces are runners. These are working rugs rather than showpieces. This runner keeps that geometric character, with stepped diamonds and angular motifs set hard against the red. Three medallions stretch the design down the full length of the piece instead of sitting in a single center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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Pile runs low in spots, and fine pale lines of wear cross the dark ground. Pairs of cream birds with teal wings stand among the red flowers. Animal figures brighten the dark path of this runner. At 3'4\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArak was founded only in 1808, as the town of Sultanabad, the name the carpet trade went on using. The Swiss firm Ziegler began there in the mid-1870s with 40 looms, and by 1894 had 1,200 in the town and 1,500 more in the surrounding villages. Known historically as Sultanabad, Arak in central Persia was the center of one of the country’s largest weaving districts. Surrounding villages supplied the market under their own names, with an all-over floral field and a restrained palette as the shared character. This runner keeps the floral field but adds bold animal figures to the drawing. Rather than an all-over repeat, the central medallion with leaping deer focuses the design on a single emblem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201246974265,"sku":"CAN_4024_102x288","price":810.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4024__10288685973817__45527598039353.png?v=1788430264"},{"product_id":"4032-3x9-persian-handmade-gharajeh-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4032 - Persian Gharajeh Runner Rug 2'7\" x 9'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive geometric medallions in a column make this a charming runner. Over a deep red field, a column of five geometric medallions runs the full length. The outer two are beige octagons with stepped edges, the center is an octagon outlined in blue, and a brown rectangular panel sits between each pair. Small star-like motifs fill the red ground around the figures. A beautiful charcoal main border carries red and blue zigzag work, flanked by thin guard bands in brown and red. Wear is broad: the pile has worn low over most of the rug, with the foundation showing in many places. It suits a narrow passage where the red and blue can read clearly. At 2'7\" by 9'1\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best-known pattern of Gharajeh is three geometric medallions, the central one with a latch-hooked outline in a different color and the other two eight-pointed stars. Britannica says the runners of Gharajeh resemble those of Karabagh in the Caucasus but look more Persian. Gharajeh, also written Karaja, is a village district north of Heriz in northwestern Persia. The district is known for separate medallions set one after another down a narrow field. That layout suits long formats, and Gharajeh runners are the pieces the district is known for. This piece keeps that vertical arrangement, setting octagons and rectangles in a line down the middle. The deep red ground sets the beige octagons and the blue center against the brown panels along the whole length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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The main border is deep red, carrying small navy, tan and green figures between dark brown lines. Cream zigzag lines step around the medallions. Pile runs low in spots. The cool navy shapes balance the warm red ground throughout the runner. At 2'7\" by 9', it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoltaniyeh, in the province of Zanjan, was the capital of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Oljaytu was built there between 1302 and 1312. Scholars have described the building as anticipating the Taj Mahal. Zanjan lies on the road between Tabriz and Hamedan in northwestern Persia, and its village weavers borrowed from both. The designs are geometric and the formats run long, so many Zanjan pieces are runners. These are working rugs, not showpieces. This runner keeps that geometric character, with five hexagonal medallions stacked one above the next along its length. 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Set within a deep red field, a column of medallions runs down the length, alternating between cream-edged pink hexagons and near-black cross forms. The crosses have pink outlines and ochre squares. Small flowers and figures in teal, ochre, gray and navy fill the spaces between them. The main border is near-black, carrying angular figures in red, pink and ochre. Guard stripes of green and cream checks, pink and teal checks, and a cream band with brown outlines frame it. The pile is full over the field and low in a few spots along the border, where white specks show. It brings a strong vertical rhythm to a passage, the bright pink cores lifting the red. At 2'11\" by 8'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best-known pattern of Gharajeh is three geometric medallions, the central one with a latch-hooked outline in a different color and the other two eight-pointed stars. Britannica says the runners of Gharajeh resemble those of Karabagh in the Caucasus but look more Persian. Gharajeh, also written Karaja, is a village district north of Heriz in northwestern Persia. Its signature is a column of separate medallions running down a narrow field, each one a different shape, rather than a single centered one. This runner keeps that signature column, with pink hexagons and near-black crosses taking turns down the center. Teal, ochre and gray flowers scatter around them across the red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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The main border is a band of red, wine red and orange lozenges between cream chevrons on near-black, with a teal and red band inside it. Narrow cream and orange beaded stripes frame it. Full pile covers the rug. The red figures warm the long field, which suits a narrow passage. At 2'11\" by 9', it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Afghanistan most Baluch lived until recently in tents or small villages close to the western border. A Baluch bride and her mother wove the balisht, a pillow or grain bag that was often part of the dowry, and such bags were usually woven in pairs. Baluch weaving comes from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. It has the darkest palette in the Persian repertoire: aubergine, deep madder, and indigo so deep it reads as brown. The formats are small because the looms were portable. This runner keeps that deep palette in its reds and teal against the field. The repeating lattice of tasseled figures fills the long format with a steady pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201259360569,"sku":"CAN_4077_90x275","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4077__10288689086777__45527604494649.png?v=1788430333"},{"product_id":"8904-3x9-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"8904 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'5\" x 9'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dusty rose field with chains of rosettes and stepped diamonds makes this a charming runner. Across a dusty rose field, dark brown vines link small rosettes and stepped diamonds in two chains down the runner. No central medallion anchors the design, and faded teal blossoms sit between the chains. The gorgeous main border runs sage, carrying a fine zigzag vine in dark brown, and narrow guard stripes in teal and brown edge it. The pile has thinned across much of the face, and the foundation shows through in many places. A full antique wash has brought every color to one warmth, none at strength. Rose and sage stay muted when this runner lies in a passage. At 3'5\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyrus the Great took Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, in 550 BCE, and Alexander the Great took it in 330 BCE. The physician and philosopher Avicenna died in Hamedan in 1037, and in the 1950s his tomb there was rebuilt as a mausoleum with a museum and a library. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner keeps that long format, with two chains of linked rosettes and stepped diamonds stretched down the field. Rose and sage sit close together in tone, and the dark brown drawing carries the pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201329025337,"sku":"ARD_8099_104x288","price":610.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8904__10288725098809__45527647519033.png?v=1788433594"},{"product_id":"8912-3x9-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-runner-rug","title":"8912 - Persian Arak Runner Rug 3'1\" x 9'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall boteh motifs in dark blue and cream fill this charming rug. Across a deep red field, rows of small boteh motifs in dark blue and cream repeat without a central medallion. They fill the ground from end to end in a dense lattice. A wide warm gray main border carries angular geometric forms in dark brown and red, framed by narrow guard stripes of dark blue triangles and red lines. The pile is low in places across the center, with the foundation just showing. It suits a long passage, letting the deep red ground anchor the space while the small motifs keep the eye moving. At 3'1\" by 9'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe biggest exporter of oriental carpets from Persia in the late 19th century was the Ziegler company of Arak, the town then called Sultanabad. Arak in central Persia, known historically as Sultanabad, was the center of one of the largest weaving districts in the country. The surrounding villages supplied the market under their own names, and the shared character is an all-over floral field and a restrained palette. This runner keeps that all-over character, filling the ground with repeating boteh instead of a single large figure. The drawing is small and even, a steady repeat that looks like texture at a distance. Instead of the curved lines in the field, the angular border frames the boteh with sharper edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201329746233,"sku":"ARD_8225_95x284","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8912__10288725819705__45527647912249.png?v=1788433604"},{"product_id":"8950-3x9-persian-handmade-tabriz-vintage-runner-rug","title":"8950 - Persian Tabriz Runner Rug 2'9\" x 9'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLarge boteh shapes and rosettes make this a charming rug. Across a gray brown field, large boteh shapes and rosettes repeat in dark brown and gray beige. There is no central medallion, only an all-over plan of paisley leaf-drops and flower heads covering the entire surface. The pattern runs straight to the edges, with no separate border or guard stripes to frame the drawing. A full antique wash has left no color at strength. The pile is worn low across the face, and the foundation shows through in places. In a passage, the brown and beige tones stay muted underfoot. At 2'9\" by 9'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsma’il, the first Safavid shah, was crowned in Tabriz in 1501. Medallion carpet designs of the 16th century are usually associated with Tabriz, then the Safavid capital and the seat of the royal design workshops. Tabriz in northwestern Persia has a city workshop tradition, and the discipline of the drawing shows it. The design follows a plan laid out in full before weaving began. This runner keeps that planned layout, with the boteh and rosette motifs aligned in clear rows down the length. The palette stays within gray beige and brown tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201332990265,"sku":"ARD_8378_85x285","price":535.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8950__10288728899897__45527650173241.png?v=1788433663"},{"product_id":"1221-4x9-persian-handmade-birjand-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1221 - Persian Birjand Runner Rug 3'8\" x 9'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA herati lattice of rosettes and boteh fills this remarkable rug. The field reads rust at a distance, but up close it is an ivory ground packed with a herati lattice of rosettes and boteh in red, navy and orange. No single medallion anchors the design; the pattern covers the entire length evenly. The gorgeous main border is tan-brown, carrying a graceful scroll of cream and rust palmettes and small blossoms. Narrow guard stripes in red and camel edge this band. The pile is full over the face, and the pattern stays sharp throughout. A cream ground lightens the rust tones in a bright passage. At 3'8\" by 9'2\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the Safavid dynasty in the 16th and 17th centuries Khorasan was a larger province that also took in the cities of Merv and Herat. Travelers of the Safavid era remarked on the fine Khorasan carpets sold in the Persian Gulf port of Hormuz and in one of the main caravansaries of Isfahan. Birjand is the main weaving town of South Khorasan in eastern Persia, and its rugs are finer and more formal than most village work. Expect a repeating floral lattice or a centered medallion in curved lines, on a palette of madder, ivory and deep blue. This runner keeps that repeating floral lattice, worked in curved lines across the whole field. Its palette matches the type: red and ivory with navy, the red strong enough to give the whole rug a rust cast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201379520825,"sku":"CAN_1221_112x280","price":840.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1221__10288765993273__45527685071161.png?v=1788428910"},{"product_id":"1223-3x10-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1223 - Persian Kashan Runner Rug 3'3\" x 9'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurling vines and palmettes repeat down the length of this lovely runner. Over a deep red field, charming curling vines and palmettes in sage, cream and teal repeat down the length, with small teal leaves between them. No single medallion anchors the center; instead, linked floral motifs form a continuous lattice along the runner. The main border sits on a gray ground and carries cream and rose leaf forms with small blossoms. Narrow guard stripes in cream, with teal and red flower chains, frame it on both sides. Pile runs low across the field, and the weave shows in places. Sage and teal vines cool the long red line this runner makes down a hall. At 3'3\" by 9'10\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was long the custom to bring raw silk from other places to Kashan to be spun and dyed there. Only about twenty of the silk carpets of the 1500s credited to Kashan are known to survive, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art owns four of them. The formal Persian rug is most closely tied to the central Persian city of Kashan: a central medallion, spandrels in the corners, and a field of curling vine and palmette. Saturated madder reds are what old Kashans are known for. This runner keeps the curling vine and palmette drawing of the region, stretched along the length rather than gathered at a center. Sage and cream accents pick out the fine floral lattice across the deep red field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201379586361,"sku":"CAN_1223_100x300","price":710.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1223__10288766058809__45527685103929.png?v=1788428917"},{"product_id":"1232-3x10-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1232 - Persian Arak Runner Rug 3'4\" x 9'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eCream diamonds and gold squares cover the deep red field in this lovely rug. Small cream diamonds and tiny gold squares cover the deep red field in a dense, all-over repeat. There is no central medallion, only the steady rhythm of the geometric lattice running the full length of the runner. The main border is cream, carrying a graceful vine of stylized rosettes and flower heads in pink, blue and gold. Dark brown guard stripes with red scrollwork frame this light band on both sides, and a narrow sawtooth line edges the field itself. The pile is low in places across the center, where the red reads paler than at the ends. The warm, patterned surface brings energy to a narrow space without overwhelming it. At 3'4\" by 9'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1913 Arak, then called Sultanabad, had become the center of a great rug industry controlled by Europeans and Americans. Its dyes were said to have perhaps the most extensive color scheme in Persia. Arak in central Persia, once known as Sultanabad, was the center of one of the largest weaving districts in the country. The villages around it sold under their own names, and what they share is an all-over floral field and a restrained palette. This runner keeps that all-over structure, though its drawing is a lattice of small diamonds rather than a floral field. The hard-edged diamonds stand where the district’s vines and flowers might be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201379651897,"sku":"CAN_1232_102x302","price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1232__10288766124345__45527685136697.png?v=1788428923"},{"product_id":"1233-3x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1233 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'3\" x 9'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eHooked vines and small rosettes in red cover the deep indigo field of this charming rug. Small rosettes and hooked vines in red cover a deep indigo field, which reads burgundy from a distance. No single medallion sits at the center; a beautiful lattice of small flowers repeats from end to end inside a thin octagonal outline. Red triangular pieces fill the cut corners of that outline. The wide main border is deep red with cream, pink and blue flower heads, edged by narrow camel and brown stripes. Worn pile runs across the whole field, and the foundation shows as fine ribs, while the border keeps more pile. The indigo ground tones down the red along a long passage. At 3'3\" by 9'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamedan has had many names: Hangmatana or Agbatana to the Medes, and Ecbatana to the Greeks. It is a trade center on the main highway between Tehran and Baghdad, and in the Persian rug trade its rugs rank second only to the carpets of Kerman. Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner keeps that long narrow format, with a dense lattice of small flowers along its whole length. The indigo ground shows between the red drawing, and the octagonal outline gives the field a framed look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201379717433,"sku":"CAN_1233_100x303","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1233__10288766222649__45527685824825.png?v=1788428930"},{"product_id":"1269-3x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1269 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'1\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall rosettes with gray square cores and orange sides are strung down the center of this lovely rug. At the center, hooked figures in burgundy, red and olive stand on a brown field. No single medallion rules the field. Small rosettes with gray square cores and orange sides are strung down the center between pairs of stepped, hooked shapes. The handsome border pairs a red band of small leaf shapes in green and rust with a gray brown band of red hooks. Fine cream lines set the bands apart. The pile is low in places, with pale specks of foundation showing. It suits a narrow passage, where the brown ground gives the red figures room. At 3'1\" by 9'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamedan has had many names: Hangmatana or Agbatana to the Medes, and Ecbatana to the Greeks. It is a trade center on the main highway between Tehran and Baghdad, and in the Persian rug trade its rugs rank second only to the carpets of Kerman. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner keeps that long format, with its stepped figures set in a single column down the length instead of gathered at a center. The brown ground lets the red and olive stand out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201381617977,"sku":"CAN_1269_95x295","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1269__10288766779705__45527688216889.png?v=1788429003"},{"product_id":"1278-3x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1278 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'5\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eBands of amber brown with small flowers flank the main border on this charming runner. Packed close on a diamond lattice, a deep red herati repeat covers a near-black ground, with pretty curved leaves and small rosettes running the full length. The main border, a red that runs paler in the worn places, carries a cream vine hung with dark palmettes and flower heads. Bands of amber brown with small flowers flank it on each side, set off by dashed guard stripes. Most of the surface is worn down to a low pile, and the foundation threads show through in places across the field and border. It grounds a hall in deep red and near-black, with the cream vine keeping a light line along each side. At 3'5\" by 9'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyrus the Great took Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, in 550 BCE, and Alexander the Great took it in 330 BCE. The physician and philosopher Avicenna died in Hamedan in 1037, and in the 1950s his tomb there was rebuilt as a mausoleum with a museum and a library. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner is that tradition in plain form: narrow, with a dense herati field and a red border. Its field keeps one rhythm down the whole runner, unbroken by any medallion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201382240569,"sku":"CAN_1278_105x295","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1278__10288766976313__45527689265465.png?v=1788429010"},{"product_id":"1280-3x9-persian-handmade-zanjan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1280 - Persian Zanjan Runner Rug 3'1\" x 9'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stepped diamond medallion with a near-black ground sits at the middle of this charming rug. Navy leaf sprays and cream blossoms are scattered along the length of the deep red field. A handsome stepped diamond medallion sits at the middle, its near-black ground holding lovely red and pink flowers, with stepped pendants at the top and bottom. Cream spandrels fill the two ends of the field, each set with red flowers and fine crossing lines. The main border has a red ground carrying cream, tan and navy leaves with a few orange accents. Inside it, a near-black guard stripe of red and orange curls runs between thin orange and cream lines. The pile is low in places, most plainly in the field below the medallion, where the foundation shows. The cream ends lighten the long red run of this narrow runner. At 3'1\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoltaniyeh, in the province of Zanjan, was the capital of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Oljaytu was built there between 1302 and 1312. Scholars have described the building as anticipating the Taj Mahal. In northwestern Persia, on the road between Tabriz and Hamedan, Zanjan has a village weaving that borrows from both. Geometric designs and long formats are the norm, which is why so many Zanjan pieces are runners. They are working rugs rather than showpieces. This runner shows the geometric side of that weaving in its stepped medallion and angular pendants. Navy and cream sit against the deep red field in strong contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201382633785,"sku":"CAN_1280_95x286","price":610.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1280__10288767107385__45527689920825.png?v=1788429010"},{"product_id":"1289-4x10-persian-handmade-torkaman-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1289 - Persian Torkaman Runner Rug 3'10\" x 9'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRows of stepped gul motifs in cream and rust make this an amazing rug. Set within a burgundy field, rows of gorgeous stepped gul motifs in cream and rust repeat down the length, separated by small gold crosses. The pattern runs end to end as an all-over grid, with no single focal point gathering the design. The burgundy shifts toward brighter red in bands down the length. A beautiful cream border carries a chain of geometric forms in teal, rust and brown. Thin guard bands in dark brown and teal frame the field along both edges. Full pile covers the face, and the drawing stays sharp. It grounds a long passage, the pale edging lifting the weight of the red field. At 3'10\" by 9'6\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reds of Turkmen weaving came from madder root, and each tribe had its own gul. Tekke rugs are the most easily identified of the Turkmen, because the quartered gul of their larger carpets became something of a trademark and was often copied elsewhere. Turkmen weavers in northeastern Persia work to a strict repeating grid of gul motifs, one octagonal figure repeated across the field with almost no variation. It sounds austere, and it is the opposite: because the drawing never changes, all the life is in the color. This runner keeps that strict grid and the single repeated figure, set against the burgundy ground. The cream and gold notes lift each figure clearly out of the dark field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201383911737,"sku":"CAN_1289_117x290","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1289__10288767664441__45527692050745.png?v=1788429021"},{"product_id":"1384-3x10-persian-handmade-saveh-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1384 - Persian Saveh Runner Rug 3'3\" x 9'9\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gray brown field holds two large octagonal medallions on this lovely rug. A gray brown field holds a column of stepped geometric forms and two large octagonal medallions. Each medallion frames a cream ground with a blue cross motif at its center. Splendid stepped spandrels in dark brown flank the central column, echoing the angular lines of the main design. The main border runs slate blue, filled with cream geometric shapes and small clay accents. Narrow guard stripes in warm gray and brown edge the field on both sides. The pile is low across the field, with small flecks of foundation showing. A light antique wash has eased the colors and left the drawing clear. The blue border cools the warm earth tones in this narrow runner. At 3'3\" by 9'9\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarco Polo wrote that the Three Magi set out from Saba, the city now called Saveh, and that they lay buried there in three large tombs side by side. When Polo asked the people there about the Magi, no one could tell him more than that three kings had been buried there long ago. Saveh lies between Tehran and Arak in central Persia, on old caravan ground. The village weaving here sits between the geometric north and the floral center: medallions with straight edges, but filled with vine and blossom. This runner keeps the straight-edged medallions and the geometric structure of the region. The floral filling is reduced to a plain blue cross motif inside the octagons, a more angular choice than vine and blossom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201392365881,"sku":"CAN_1384_100x296","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1384__10288769466681__45527701225785.png?v=1788429053"},{"product_id":"1387-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1387 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'11\" x 9'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAngular geometric forms and diamond shapes run down this charming rug. Over a burgundy field that reads nearly brown, a vertical arrangement of angular geometric forms and diamond shapes runs the length of the rug. A large serrated medallion shape marks the central axis, filled with repeating motifs in gray beige and dusty rose. Pink spandrels occupy the four corners of the inner field, framing the dark center with a lighter tone. The main border is muted pink, carrying a lovely scroll of small geometric figures and stylized blossoms. Narrow guard stripes in slate blue and dark brown flank the field on either side. The pile has thinned in places, with pale foundation showing at the worn top of the medallion and in scattered flecks. It anchors a narrow passage, letting the soft pink border lighten the dark center. At 3'11\" by 9'10\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyrus the Great took Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, in 550 BCE, and Alexander the Great took it in 330 BCE. Several generations ago many rugs from the villages around Hamedan were traded through Mosul, and so were known as Mosul rugs. Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner keeps that long format, with a large serrated medallion outline that gives the field a strong central focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201392628025,"sku":"CAN_1387_120x300","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1387__10288769564985__45527701586233.png?v=1788429055"},{"product_id":"1389-3x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1389 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'5\" x 9'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming runner is covered in an all-over pattern of dark brown diamonds and faint cream shapes. At the center, small rosettes and geometric motifs repeat across a gray brown field. There is no medallion, only this all-over pattern of dark brown diamonds and faint cream shapes. The corners hold the same scattered design as the rest of the field. A splendid gray beige main border carries a dainty stepped geometric vine in dark brown. Narrow guard stripes with small zigzags frame the border on both sides. A full antique wash, no color left at strength, has brought the whole rug to one warm level. The pile is low in places, and the foundation shows in patches. Its earthy tones suit a narrow passage. At 3'5\" by 9'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, was the capital of Media and later the summer residence of the Achaemenid kings. The Mongols destroyed Hamedan about 1220 and Timur sacked it in 1386, and the city was partly restored in the 17th century. Hundreds of villages around the western Persian city of Hamedan have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Hamedan specializes in long narrow formats, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many fine vintage runners come from here. This runner uses the long format and geometric drawing found in many Hamedan rugs. Under the full wash, the structure of the pattern still reads clearly in shades of brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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