{"title":"4x10 Vintage Rugs","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage rugs measuring roughly 4x10 feet, nearly all of them Persian. Long, wide runners for a hallway or a galley kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamedan and Zanjan are the names you will see most, and deep red is by far the most common field color, with burgundy and navy next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery 4x10 on this page is one of a kind and about fifty years old, hand-knotted and then professionally washed and cleaned by specialists we have trusted for years. Runner lengths vary from rug to rug, so check the listing for the exact figure in feet and inches (centimeters in parentheses).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShipping costs nothing and is insured to any address in the US or Canada; returns are accepted for seven days, or fourteen in the European Union.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"5363-4x10-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"5363 - Persian Mahal Area Rug 4'5\" x 10'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn all-over herati lattice makes this a charming rug. The near-black field is filled with an all-over herati lattice of rosettes, diamonds and curved leaves in red, cream and olive. No central medallion anchors the handsome design; the herati repeat covers the field from end to end. Red is the ground of the main border, with olive vines, cream rosettes and leaves. Guard stripes in cream and slate blue edge the border on each side. The borders hold full pile, and the field runs low in a few spots. Laid in a narrow passage, the red border frames the field while olive and cream notes soften the contrast. At 4'5\" by 10'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMahal is a trade name and not a town: it covers village carpets from the neighborhood of Arak. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, counted a hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Arak, then called Sultanabad, weaving rugs for its market. Woven in the villages around Arak in central Persia, Mahal rugs were large and open from the start. They have a wide field and generous spacing between the motifs. This rug sets its lattice out in rows of rosettes and diamonds. The red border frames the field with olive vines and cream rosettes.\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":54201188286777,"sku":"CAN_5363_135x315","price":1125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5363__10288644784441__45527477190969.png?v=1788431546"},{"product_id":"5349-4x10-persian-handmade-balouch-vintage-rug","title":"5349 - Persian Baluch Area Rug 4'5\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRows of red octagonal guls make this a lovely rug. Rows of handsome red octagonal guls repeat down the burgundy field, with zigzag lines in red crossing between them and near-black showing between the lines. Small diamonds and cream rosettes sit in the rows between the guls, down the center of the rug. The wide outer band is deep red, holding an angular repeat in brighter red and near-black. Narrow cream zigzag stripes run along the field on both sides. The pile is full across most of the face, with only a few pale specks showing. The deep red and near-black tones hold together in a narrow space without taking over. At 4'5\" by 9'8\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritannica notes that the better Baluch rugs are usually ascribed to Khorasan, and that they show little relationship to the Turkmen weaving they are often grouped with. Older Baluch rugs are typically dark, in reds, browns and blues with touches of white, and many have long striped aprons at both ends. 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, and the designs repeat a handful of motifs carried between camps. This rug keeps that repeating structure in its columns of octagonal guls set between zigzag lines. The deep red border repeats the angular drawing of the field and frames it evenly.\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":54201193660729,"sku":"CAN_5349_135x295","price":540.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5349__10288648978745__45527493738809.png?v=1788431526"},{"product_id":"5330-4x10-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-rug","title":"5330 - Persian Arak Area Rug 4'3\" x 10'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis amazing rug has a dense lattice of small diamonds across a deep red field. On a deep red field, a beautiful dense lattice of small diamonds repeats from end to end, each holding a tiny cream and blue-gray figure. The field is an all-over repeat with no medallion. No corner spandrels break the pattern at the four corners. The main border runs blue, carrying a row of small red diamonds and cream crosses. Narrow guard stripes in cream and tan edge the border on both sides. The pile is full over the whole face. It anchors a long passage, and the cool blue border keeps the warmth of the red field in check. At 4'3\" by 10'3\", 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. 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 rug keeps that all-over field, with small repeated figures from end to end. The deep red ground and the blue border give it a calm, balanced 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":54201194217785,"sku":"CAN_5330_130x312","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5330__10288649535801__45527496130873.png?v=1788431494"},{"product_id":"5327-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5327 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'9\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA central column of diamond shapes links the pattern of this remarkable rug. Set within a burgundy field that is near-black burgundy between the motifs, geometric rosettes and hooked motifs in red, camel and sky blue repeat down the length. A central column of diamond shapes links the pattern, with no single medallion holding the center. The corners carry the same dense drawing as the rest of the field, running straight to the inner edge. A gorgeous deep red main border holds lovely pink and cream flowers and leaves, with an olive and tan band inside it. The pile is full across the face, keeping the sharp lines of the drawing clear. It suits a corridor, and the dark ground lets the red and blue notes stand out. At 3'9\" by 9'8\", 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. 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 and the dense, geometric drawing found across the region. Unlike the lighter fields often seen in village work, this dark ground sets the red and blue motifs in high 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":54201194316089,"sku":"CAN_5327_115x295","price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5327__10288649634105__45527496720697.png?v=1788431490"},{"product_id":"5317-4x10-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"5317 - Persian Mahal Area Rug 4'3\" x 10'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiamond shapes and floral clusters repeat across the ground of this delightful rug. Pretty scrolling vines, palmettes and small blossoms in cream, rust and dark blue spread across the deep red field. No single medallion holds the center; instead, diamond shapes and floral clusters repeat along the length across the ground. The corners share that dense drawing, reaching the inner guard stripes without distinct spandrels. The main border is deep red, with small rose and teal flowers, set between navy and teal stripes. Full pile covers the face, keeping the fine drawing clear. It anchors a narrow passage, where the warm ground lets the cream and blue accents show. At 4'3\" by 10'1\", 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. In 1913 the rugs of its district sold under three names: Sultanabad, Savalan, after a range of mountains to the north, and Mahal. Woven in the villages around Arak in central Persia, Mahal rugs were large and open from the start. They have a wide field, generous spacing between the motifs, and a palette that leans soft rather than saturated. This rug keeps that open spacing, letting the floral motifs breathe across the long format. Rather than the softer palettes often seen in Mahal rugs, this deep red ground sets the cream and dark blue drawing in clear 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":54201194611001,"sku":"CAN_5317_130x307","price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5317__10288649929017__45527497965881.png?v=1788431474"},{"product_id":"5309-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5309 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'11\" x 9'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dense herati lattice in brown, tan and blue-gray covers the deep red field of this charming rug. Over a field of deep red, a dense herati lattice of small rosettes and hooked leaves in brown, tan and blue-gray runs the full length. A gorgeous cream diamond medallion rests in the middle, holding a blue-gray and red rosette within a serrated edge. Cream spandrels fill the four corners with floral forms in red and blue. The main border runs cream, carrying a row of graceful red and blue blossoms between bands of red and brown vine. Narrow guard stripes in red, brown and blue run along both sides of the border. The red has softened to rosy brown through the middle, where the pile runs low in a few spots. It grounds a hallway, and the cream border brightens the red ground. At 3'11\" 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 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. 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 has that long format, with a cream diamond medallion and cream spandrels set against the 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":54201196314937,"sku":"CAN_5309_120x303","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5309__10288650486073__45527501635897.png?v=1788431461"},{"product_id":"5675-4x10-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5675 - Persian Arak Runner Rug 3'6\" x 10'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall red boteh motifs repeat in tight rows over the navy field on this charming rug. Over a navy field, small red boteh motifs repeat in tight rows, each paired with a tiny ochre leaf. The all-over pattern fills the length without a central medallion or corner spandrels to break the rhythm. A wide cream border carries bold red geometric figures and stylized forms, framed by a red band set with small ochre diamonds. Narrow guard stripes of zigzag lines in cream and dark blue edge the main border on both sides. The pile is full across the field and border, though a few small spots beside the inner border are thin. Small red drops break up the dark navy field so it looks less heavy. At 3'6\" by 10'3\", 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 field, though the motif is the small boteh rather than a loose floral spray. The border is not restrained: it carries bold geometric figures in red and cream that stand hard against the navy 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":54201196904761,"sku":"CAN_5675_107x312","price":840.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5675__10288651075897__45527503962425.png?v=1788431951"},{"product_id":"5670-4x10-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5670 - Persian Mahal Runner Rug 3'9\" x 10'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLoose floral sprays and charming boteh shapes dot the aubergine field. Loose floral sprays and boteh shapes in cream, red and teal are scattered across an aubergine field, the paisley leaf-drops outlined in cream. A handsome central medallion on a red ground holds a cream palmette, with a smaller pendant above and below. Cream spandrels at each corner carry small blue and near-black flowers. The main border is red, with a lovely vine of cream and blue flowers. A steel blue stripe of small triangles and an ochre zigzag band run along both edges of the border. The pile is worn low across much of the field, with the weave showing through in many places. In a hallway, the red medallion and cream corners give the long field a few bright points. At 3'9\" by 10'1\", 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. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia, and they were woven large and open from the start. That means generous spacing between the motifs. This runner shows that spacing in its loose floral sprays and boteh across the field. The red border and cream corners frame the open drawing along the length. One red medallion marks the middle of the 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. 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":54201197068601,"sku":"CAN_5670_115x308","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5670__10288651239737__45527504585017.png?v=1788431943"},{"product_id":"5634-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5634 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'8\" x 10'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn all-over lattice of red blossoms and diamond hubs fills this lovely rug. Red blossoms and diamond hubs repeat across the burgundy field in an all-over lattice, with indigo between the motifs. There is no single medallion, only the same lattice carried down the length. The main border is red, set with gorgeous flower-like stars in pink, orange, cream and teal. A steel blue guard stripe with an orange and red zigzag runs inside it, and a narrow brown band with a delicate green vine edges the outside. The pile has worn low across the upper part of the field, where the foundation shows through, while the lower end holds fuller pile. It brings the red and indigo of the field into a long, narrow line. At 3'8\" by 10'3\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreek writers credited Deioces, first king of the Medes, with founding Ecbatana around 678 BCE, and modern Hamedan is built partly on the mound that holds its remains. In the second half of the 12th century the Seljuq sultans made Hamedan their capital, and it remained so for 50 years. 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 keeps that elongated shape, with an all-over lattice from end to end. The red border stars and the steel blue guard stripe frame the indigo and 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":54201198248249,"sku":"CAN_5634_112x312","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5634__10288652255545__45527509303609.png?v=1788431892"},{"product_id":"5624-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5624 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'7\" x 10'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive red diamond medallions with cream rosette cores run down the navy-black field of this amazing rug. Five red diamond medallions with cream rosette cores run down a navy-black field, surrounded by dainty scrolling vines in rose, terracotta and tan. The diamonds touch at their points, forming a continuous chain down the center of the runner. No corner pieces break the pattern, as the vine work fills the space between the central column and the edge. A splendid cream main border carries dark floral heads and leaves in red and brown, set between narrow red and black bands. Pile is full over the surface, so the colors read clearly. The dark ground makes the bright red shapes stand out in a narrow passage. At 3'7\" by 10'1\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreek writers credited Deioces, first king of the Medes, with founding Ecbatana around 678 BCE, and modern Hamedan is built partly on the mound that holds its remains. Hamedan 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. 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 piece keeps that long format, using a chain of diamonds to lead the eye down the length. Dense flowers fill the dark ground between the diamonds, so the geometric path sits in a soft floral setting.\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":54201198543161,"sku":"CAN_5624_110x307","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5624__10288652550457__45527510483257.png?v=1788431879"},{"product_id":"5470-4x10-persian-handmade-ardebil-vintage-rug","title":"5470 - Persian Ardabil Area Rug 4'1\" x 10'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eNear-black octagonal medallions hold tan cores in this lovely rug. On a deep red field, two large octagonal medallions in near-black hold tan cores with small blue and red flowers. Handsome stepped pendants link the centers, and large tan and brown pieces fill the corners and the points between the medallions. The main border is brown, carrying graceful red rosettes and angular shapes, flanked by guard stripes of blue zigzags and narrow red lines. The pile is low in places, and the red reads paler through the center of the field. The open red field gives the two dark medallions room, and they hold the eye along a long passage. At 4'1\" by 10'2\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Safavid shahs descended from a long line of Sufi shaikhs who kept their headquarters at Ardabil. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a 16th-century carpet from the shrine of Shaikh Safi at Ardabil, the dynastic shrine of the Safavid shahs. High in the northwest of Persia, close to the Azerbaijani border, sits Ardabil. District weaving is firmly geometric: stepped medallions, hooked borders, strong contrast. Long formats and runners are common. This piece keeps that strict geometry, with bold octagons and sharp lines set against the red ground. It uses the long format, with two medallions stretched down the length in place of 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. 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":54201203786041,"sku":"CAN_5470_125x310","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5470__10288657727801__45527528669497.png?v=1788431676"},{"product_id":"5467-4x10-persian-handmade-ardebil-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5467 - Persian Ardabil Runner Rug 3'9\" x 9'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped hexagonal medallions form a chain down this lovely runner. Across a camel field, a chain of stepped hexagonal medallions in near-black and wine red runs down the center. Each one holds a diamond core in tan or red, with angular figures branching from its edges. Small red corner pieces with blue-edged arched cores sit at the corners of the field. Bands of red, steel blue and burgundy surround the field in turn. The red carries dainty camel vine scrolls, the blue small red rosettes, and the outer burgundy band camel hooked leaves. Fine black stripes dotted with cream separate each band. Pile runs low in spots over the field, where the foundation shows. The dense drawing brings weight to the camel ground, balancing the wine red and near-black forms against the open space. At 3'9\" by 9'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ardabil Carpet in London, made for the shrine of the Safavid shahs at Ardabil, carries the year 946 in its inscription, equivalent to 1539-40. After an earthquake damaged the shrine it was sold to a Manchester firm, and the Victoria and Albert Museum bought it in 1893. Ardabil sits high in the northwest of Persia, near the Azerbaijani border. The weaving of the district is firmly geometric, with stepped medallions, hooked borders and strong contrast. Runners and other long formats are common. This piece reflects that geometric nature in its stacked hexagonal medallions and angular outlines. The camel ground and the near-black and red figures define 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":54201203884345,"sku":"CAN_5467_115x303","price":720.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5467__10288657826105__45527528767801.png?v=1788431674"},{"product_id":"5449-4x10-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5449 - Persian Mahal Runner Rug 3'7\" x 9'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stepped red medallion with a blue core and a green center sits in the middle of this remarkable rug. Worked on a navy field, small figures and flowers in red, cream and teal repeat down the length. A stepped red medallion with a blue core and a green center sits in the middle. A pair of dainty gray-blue boteh stands near each end, with tiny standing human figures between them. Cream pieces with floral figures close the field at its corners. The gorgeous main border is deep red, carrying cream flower heads and blue and green leaves, edged by narrow guard stripes of cream triangles and dark vine. The pile is full over the face, and the colors read distinctly. The dark ground makes the red and cream figures stand out clearly in a narrow passage. At 3'7\" by 9'10\", 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. Woven in the villages around Arak in central Persia, Mahal rugs were large and open from the start. They have a wide field, generous spacing between the motifs, and a palette that leans soft rather than saturated. This runner keeps that open layout, with the figures and boteh set far apart on the navy ground. Its palette is stronger than the soft one named above, with red, cream and teal sharp against the navy, and small human figures stand among the flowers.\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 pile is full over the field and shorter in the border. It suits a narrow passage, where the red and black pattern leads the eye along the length. At 3'7\" by 9'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMughal emperors promoted and exported textiles decorated with the boteh, which were much appreciated in Europe. In termeh, a luxurious woven cloth of Persia, the boteh was the most common design. Botteh is a motif, not a place: the teardrop with the bent tip that Europe later borrowed and called paisley. Rugs cataloged this way carry the boteh as their organizing figure, repeated in rows across the field. This runner follows that rule, with small boteh packed in dense rows across the whole field. Its boteh are angular, closer to diamonds with a bent tip than to full teardrops.\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":54201204506937,"sku":"CAN_5447_110x303","price":975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5447__10288658448697__45527529619769.png?v=1788431642"},{"product_id":"5445-4x10-persian-handmade-azarbaijan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5445 - Persian Azerbaijan Runner Rug 3'7\" x 9'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree large hexagonal medallions in faded red run down the central axis of this charming rug. The field is gray brown, with the open ground left plain between the central forms. Three large hexagonal medallions in faded red run down the central axis, each holding a stepped geometric core in olive and orange. Small diamonds with cream and orange centers sit between them in red. The splendid border is a series of bands in burgundy and brown, carrying small diamonds and flower heads in olive, cream and orange. Narrow bands in near-black and brown frame the field along the long edges. Tiny pale specks dot the field and show where the pile is low. In a hallway, the gray brown field balances the red medallions so they stay light. At 3'7\" by 9'7\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1501 Isma’il Safavi and his Qizilbash warriors took control of Azerbaijan, and in the same year he was crowned the first Safavid shah. The Shahsevan, Turkic nomads of the northwest, carry a name that means those who love the king. Persian Azerbaijan covers the northwestern corner of the country. It is less a single style than a family of village traditions that share a vocabulary: angular medallions, hooked motifs, madder and indigo. This runner shows that vocabulary in three angular medallions in faded red, set down a gray brown 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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A beautiful terracotta main border carries cream and brown geometric motifs, edged by thin bands of zigzag lines and small dots. The cream panel holds a brown diamond with delicate branching sprigs. Pile is full over the face, though the red reads paler inside the lower diamond. It grounds a narrow passage, the cream center breaking up the dark red and charcoal. At 3'7\" by 10', it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal tradition held that Saveh once stood on the shore of a lake that dried up at the moment the Prophet was born. Marco 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. 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 those straight-edged medallions in its stepped diamonds and central square. Bold geometric shapes and small scattered motifs cover the dark ground instead of a floral fill.\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 run a zigzag of green and blue triangles on a tan ground. The field has thinned in a few patches, while the pile in the border is full. It brings a strong line of red and pink to a narrow passage. At 3'7\" by 10'3\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Textile Museum in Washington names Sabzevar, Herat, Mashhad and Dorokhsh among the Khorasan cities cited as sources of fine carpets. Khorasan has its classic carpets in those of Herat, and pieces in the herati pattern survive from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In eastern Persia’s Khorasan region, Ferdos shares a weaving belt with Birjand and Mashhad. Its rugs tend toward the curvilinear drawing of eastern Persia, with repeating floral fields instead of one dominant medallion, on a palette of madder red and indigo. This runner keeps the curved drawing in its border and the red of its field. The blue sits in the corners and in the cores of the medallions.\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":54201231671609,"sku":"CAN_4322_110x312","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4322__10288679223609__45527579197753.png?v=1788430563"},{"product_id":"4337-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4337 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'7\" x 10'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRed flowers and small leaves form a dense lattice on this amazing runner. The burgundy field is a dense lattice of red flowers and small leaves over a deep indigo ground. A single ivory diamond medallion sits at the center, with a delicate red rosette at its core and a serrated edge. Large red pointed pieces close the field at both ends, trimmed in ivory. The main border is ivory, displaying a chain of pretty red blossoms and dark vines. Narrow guard stripes in deep red and dark brown flank the border on both sides. The pile is full over the whole rug, and the small drawing stays sharp. It suits a narrow passage, where the indigo and the bright red can hold their own. At 3'7\" by 10'3\", 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 has the long narrow shape, and a dense repeat fills the whole field. A single ivory diamond gathers the red and indigo into one bright shape 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. 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The handsome main border runs dark brown, set with rows of small triangles in salmon, gray, orange and brown. Narrow cream lines and a rose zigzag stripe run beside it on both sides. Pile is full from end to end. The dense drawing carries the long format, with muted pink and olive standing out from the dark brown. At 3'7\" by 10'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1501 Isma’il Safavi and his Qizilbash warriors took control of Azerbaijan, and in the same year he was crowned the first Safavid shah. The Shahsevan, Turkic nomads of the northwest, carry a name that means those who love the king. Persian Azerbaijan is the northwestern corner of the country. It is less a single style than a family of village traditions with a shared vocabulary of angular medallions, hooked motifs, madder and indigo. The rugs were made for houses in a cold region, not for export catalogs. This runner keeps that angular vocabulary, with stepped outlines and hooked edges defining each medallion. Muted pink and olive sit against the dark brown ground, and small triangles run along the 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. 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A wide ivory main border carries large blossoms in turquoise, red, orange and gray blue, linked by charming dark vines. Burgundy guard bands edge the field and the outer edge. The pile is low in patches through the field and along the lower border, where the foundation shows. It anchors a narrow passage, and the turquoise notes cool the red. At 3'6\" by 9'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreek writers credited Deioces, first king of the Medes, with founding Ecbatana around 678 BCE, and modern Hamedan is built partly on the mound that holds its remains. In the second half of the 12th century the Seljuq sultans made Hamedan their capital, and it remained so for 50 years. 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. The long narrow shape suits it. Its field is a close repeat of boteh in strict rows, and the ivory border sets the red and blue off with bright blossoms.\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 bands in red, near-black and cream edge the blue band on either side. The pile is low across the center of the field, where white specks show the foundation, and a pale patch shows in one blue border. It brings a warm line to a narrow passage, the blue border cooling the rose ground. At 3'11\" by 9'10\", 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 weaving comes from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. The formats are small because the looms were portable, and the designs repeat a handful of motifs carried between camps. This runner repeats one motif, the octagonal gul, in two columns down its length. The field is dusty rose, and the blue border frames it with salmon stars.\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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Guard stripes run on both sides: olive gold bands of small figures, and a zigzag at the field edge. The colors stay saturated from end to end. It brings warm burgundy depth and a bright ivory frame to a space, giving the room color and light from a single piece. At 4'1\" by 10'2\", 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. 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, and this runner belongs to that tradition. Its herati lattice, packed with small figures, suits the long shape, and the wide ivory border gives the dark field a light frame. It is a good example of why so many of the best vintage runners come from Hamedan.\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":54201239437625,"sku":"CAN_4227_125x310","price":1135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4227__10288683712825__45527589749049.png?v=1788430481"},{"product_id":"4228-4x10-persian-handmade-ferdos-vintage-rug","title":"4228 - Persian Ferdos Area Rug 4'6\" x 10'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped diamond medallions in charcoal and gray beige make this a charming rug. A faded red field holds a column of five stepped diamond medallions in charcoal and gray beige. Handsome dark triangular spandrels with stepped edges sit at the four corners of the field. The main border is charcoal, carrying a repeat of small geometric crosses in muted red and gray beige. Thin guard bands of sawtooth lines and narrow stripes frame the wide border on both sides. The pile is worn low across the center, where the red turns pale and the foundation shows over a wide area, while the border keeps more pile. The dense drawing holds the eye along the length, keeping the dark border from feeling heavy. At 4'6\" by 10'4\", 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. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, traced the variety of Khorasan patterns partly to weavers copying the rugs that pilgrims brought to Mashhad from other provinces. In eastern Persia’s Khorasan region, Ferdos shares a weaving belt with Birjand and Mashhad. Its rugs tend toward the curvilinear drawing of eastern Persia, with repeating floral fields instead of one dominant medallion, on a palette of madder red and indigo. This rug keeps that madder red ground and the repeating layout down the length. Rather than loose floral sprays, this rug relies on bold stepped diamonds and geometric crosses.\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 dark brown main border carries rose flower heads and palmettes, held between rose guard stripes with tiny blossoms. A light antique wash softened the red and rose without reaching the drawing. Across the field the pile has worn down, and the weave shows through in places. Dark outlines frame the faded red, helping this runner fit into a tight space. At 3'11\" by 10'3\", 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. Arak in central Persia, once called Sultanabad, was the hub of a large weaving district. The shared character of its rugs is a restrained palette and a floral repeat over the whole field. This runner does not follow that plan. Its field is organized around two stacked medallions instead of a floral repeat, which gives the long format two points of focus. The restraint stays in the palette, and the small flowers loose in the field are the only trace of the all-over habit.\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 wide burgundy border holds hooked figures in navy and red, and brown hexagonal panels with a small red star at the center. Narrow guard stripes of small triangles in tan and navy run along each edge. The pile holds the same red strength from end to end. The deep red and dark ground suit a long space, and the burgundy border keeps them warm. At 4'5\" by 10'2\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mausoleum of Oljaytu, in the province of Zanjan, carries a 50-meter dome covered in turquoise-blue faience, the earliest double-shelled dome surviving in Persia. 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. This one follows both: two angular medallions stack down a narrow length, and the small figures around them are built from straight lines. The ground is where it differs. Near-black burgundy fills a large part of the field around the red, so the piece looks darker than the red alone would suggest. Zanjan pieces are working rugs rather than showpieces.\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 handsome blue main border carries rust rosettes and zigzag forms, set between narrow guard stripes in rust and cream. The pile is low and flat across the whole face, so the small drawing reads sharp. It brings a strong graphic line to a narrow space, balancing the warm rust against the cool blue panel. At 4'2\" by 9'6\", 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 rug keeps that geometric character, with stepped outlines and small angular motifs filling every space. Rather than a long runner shape, this rug places a single large pointed hexagon medallion of indigo and near-black in the rust 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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A column ornament in rose and red stands at each end between hooked arms, sage at one end and blue at the other. Dark brown spandrels, stepped along their inner edge, close the four corners, and no border frames the field. A warm red field holds sage and rose figures that reward a second look. At 4'1\" by 10'2\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the early 20th century the tribes of southwestern Persia were mostly nomadic, moving between summer and winter pastures. Lori weaving comes from the Lur people of the western Zagros mountains. It is tribal work in the proper sense, woven on portable looms in formats that suited a tent rather than a hall. This rug shows it clearly. The geometry is bold and slightly loose. A single small diamond stands where a large medallion might, and the figures are placed one by one rather than in a repeat.\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":54201241796921,"sku":"CAN_4288_125x310","price":1125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4288__10288684859705__45527595680057.png?v=1788430528"},{"product_id":"4037-4x10-persian-handmade-botteh-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4037 - Persian Botteh Runner Rug 3'8\" x 9'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall boteh motifs repeat in rows across the length of this lovely rug. Worked on a burgundy field, rows of small boteh motifs in near-black and tan repeat across the length. There is no central medallion, only this dense all-over pattern of the paisley leaf-drop. The splendid main border runs tan with angular figures in black and red. Narrow guard stripes carry a sawtooth line and a dark band of small diamonds. The pile is worn low in horizontal streaks across the whole field, where the red turns paler and the weave shows through, while the border keeps more pile. Its deep red weight and tan frame suit a passage well. At 3'8\" by 9'7\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMughal emperors promoted and exported textiles decorated with the boteh, which were much appreciated in Europe. In termeh, a luxurious woven cloth of Persia, the boteh was the most common design. 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 strict repetition, filling the whole field with the small teardrops. Hard angular geometry fills the border rather than the field’s soft leaf 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. 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":54201249431865,"sku":"CAN_4037_111x292","price":835.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4037__10288686661945__45527599219001.png?v=1788430280"},{"product_id":"4038-4x10-persian-handmade-zanjan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4038 - Persian Zanjan Runner Rug 3'7\" x 9'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree linked medallions in deep red run down the indigo blue ground of this delightful rug. Three linked medallions in deep red run down an indigo blue ground, each ringed by a blue band of red hooks and edged with pink and cream sawtooth. The cores hold small lozenges in orange and salmon with navy crosses, among tiny rosettes and stylized plants. Stepped black pendants cap each end of the chain. The blue ground at the ends and sides holds red eight-point stars, boxed flowers and small animals. Dark blue forms the main border, with red zigzags and small diamonds, set between burgundy guard stripes. Up close, the pile is full everywhere, and the blue ground carries a few lighter patches. It grounds a long entry in deep red and indigo, and the pink sawtooth edges keep the dark colors lively. At 3'7\" by 9'11\", 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. Zanjan designs are geometric and its formats run long, so runners are common. This one shows it clearly: pointed medallions in a straight chain, red hooks around each, and zigzags in the borders. These are working rugs rather than showpieces, and this one has that direct character, with bold red and blue and shapes that read from the far end of a hall.\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":54201249759545,"sku":"CAN_4038_110x301","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4038__10288686727481__45527599350073.png?v=1788430280"},{"product_id":"4053-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4053 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'6\" x 10'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall geometric vines and blossoms crowd the deep red field on this wonderful runner. At the center, a cream diamond medallion with a dainty red rosette sits on a deep red field crowded with small geometric vines and blossoms. Cream pointed corner pieces fill the field at both ends, filled with floral figures that echo the border. The main border has a cream ground carrying lovely red and blue flower heads linked by dark brown stems. Narrow guard stripes in dark brown and blue flank it. The pile is full across the face, and the small drawing stays sharp. It anchors a long passage, and the cream border brightens the heavy red ground. At 3'6\" by 10'3\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 5th century BCE the Greek historian Herodotus described Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, as ringed by seven concentric walls. In the second half of the 12th century the Seljuq sultans made Hamedan their capital, and it remained so for 50 years. 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. A single medallion and two pointed corner pieces organize the dense field, a formal layout stretched down the 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. 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":54201254314297,"sku":"CAN_4053_107x312","price":945.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4053__10288687808825__45527602331961.png?v=1788430307"},{"product_id":"4061-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4061 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'7\" x 10'","description":"\u003cp\u003eRope stripes in red and cream line the border of this wonderful rug. Burgundy, a very dark shade of it, fills the field and carries a herati lattice of delicate rosettes and curled leaves in red, cream and blue. Herati is the fish-and-leaf lattice, and here it runs the full length without a medallion or corner pieces. A splendid bright red main border carries pale leaf shapes and small blue flowers along a winding vine. Narrow rope stripes in red and cream line the border, framed by antique gold bands of tiny clover sprigs. The pile is full, the colors hold strong the whole length. It suits a long passage with light walls, where the burgundy and bright red give the floor a warm anchor. At 3'7\" by 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. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, noted that old Hamedan runners sometimes ran twenty feet or more in length. Hundreds of villages around the city have been sending 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 follows that tradition closely, with a dark ground, a herati lattice that fills the field from end to end, and a bright border that frames the 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. 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":54201256116537,"sku":"CAN_4061_110x305","price":1225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4061__10288688267577__45527603118393.png?v=1788430313"},{"product_id":"4067-4x10-persian-handmade-ardebil-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4067 - Persian Ardabil Runner Rug 3'9\" x 10'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAngular bird figures appear inside the three large tan hexagons of this charming runner. Three large tan hexagons run down a near-black ground set between burgundy triangles, each holding a stepped core and angular bird figures. The red triangles carry small lattice marks, and delicate stylized birds and a small horned animal stand on the dark ground at the ends. The main border is deep red with a chain of geometric forms in cream, blue and rust. Narrow guard stripes of sawtooth lines in tan and dark red edge the field on both sides. Scattered white flecks and a few thin spots show in the navy field. The tan centers break up the dark ground along this long passage. At 3'9\" by 10'2\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ardabil Carpet in London, made for the shrine of the Safavid shahs at Ardabil, carries the year 946 in its inscription, equivalent to 1539-40. After an earthquake damaged the shrine it was sold to a Manchester firm, and the Victoria and Albert Museum bought it in 1893. Ardabil sits high in the northwest of Persia, close to the Azerbaijani border. The weaving of the district is firmly geometric: stepped medallions, hooked borders, strong contrast. Runners and long formats are common. This piece keeps that firm geometry, with the hexagonal forms stacked down the runner instead of a single central shape. The strong contrast holds between the tan centers and the dark ground, while the bird figures add a specific local note to the standard stepped 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":54201257132345,"sku":"CAN_4067_115x310","price":1010.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4067__10288688660793__45527603904825.png?v=1788430320"},{"product_id":"4075-4x10-persian-handmade-bakhtiari-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4075 - Persian Bakhtiari Runner Rug 3'7\" x 9'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eCream birds and flowering sprays cover the field of this lovely runner. The deep red field carries an all-over scatter of cream birds, flowering sprays and small geometric rosettes in ochre and muted pink. There is no central medallion, only this dense repeat of figures marching along the runner. A splendid cream border holds charming linked flower heads in dark blue and rust. Thin guard stripes of dark red carry small angular marks in cream and orange on either side. The pile sits low in spots, with the foundation visible in scattered areas across the face. The runner lays a warm red line down a hall, with the cream birds keeping the drawing clear. At 3'7\" by 9'10\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bakhtiari move their flocks 150 miles each year between winter pastures in the plains and summer pastures in the mountains. Bakhtiari rugs were made under the patronage of the tribe in certain villages southwest of Isfahan. The garden panel is the signature of Bakhtiari weaving, which comes from the Zagros mountains of western Persia. A grid of compartments divides the field, and each one holds its own tree, vase or flowering plant. Rather than sitting in boxes, the birds and flowers scatter freely across the red ground of this runner. Bakhtiari weavers moved their herds twice a year.\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":54201258148153,"sku":"CAN_4075_110x300","price":1010.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4075__10288689021241__45527604330809.png?v=1788430330"},{"product_id":"4740-4x10-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"4740 - Persian Mahal Area Rug 4'3\" x 9'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelightful boteh sit in the wide red border among small flowers. Rows of rose palmettes and cream flower heads cross a navy field, linked by ochre zigzag vines in an allover plan that leaves out both medallion and corner pieces. The navy runs deepest at the top end and lifts to a lighter, softer tone lower down. The beautiful red main border is wide and carries boteh, the paisley leaf-drop, among small flowers, framed by ochre guard stripes of small hearts and hooks. The pile stays full across the whole length. It brings depth to a narrow space, with the red border framing the cool navy while the rose and ochre keep the field lively. At 4'3\" by 9'10\", 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. In 1913 the rugs of its district sold under three names: Sultanabad, Savalan, after a range of mountains to the north, and Mahal. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia. They were woven large and open from the start, with a wide field, generous spacing between the motifs and a palette that leans soft rather than saturated. Here the rows of flowers sit closer, though navy still shows between them, so each row reads on its own. It departs further in color, a saturated red against a deep navy, and in size, a narrow format rather than the large room rug these villages wove.\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":54201302188345,"sku":"CAN_4740_130x300","price":1275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4740__10288707076409__45527626645817.png?v=1788430874"},{"product_id":"4745-4x10-persian-handmade-balouch-vintage-rug","title":"4745 - Persian Baluch Area Rug 4'2\" x 9'9\"","description":"\u003cp\u003ePairs of rose red tree forms with comb tops stand on a dark plum ground in the middle of this lovely rug. At the center, pairs of rose red tree forms with comb tops stand on a dark plum ground, and the red against the plum gives the field a burgundy cast. Small teal and tan leaf panels fill each tree, and small animals stand at the roots. A chain of stepped diamonds in teal and pink runs between the pairs, so there is no single medallion. A wide border of rose red and near-black bands carries cream stepped crosses and small teal shapes. Narrow cream and brown stripes edge the field. The pile is low and close across the face. It brings a dark, graphic line to a narrow space, with the rose red trees standing out against the plum. At 4'2\" by 9'9\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong 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. The semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan are the source of Baluch weaving. It has the darkest palette in the Persian repertoire, with aubergine, deep madder and indigo so deep it reads as brown. Because the looms were portable, the formats are small, and the designs repeat a handful of motifs carried from camp to camp. This rug keeps that dark ground and the repeating motifs, here pairs of trees and small animals stacked down the length. At 4'2\" x 9'9\" it is longer than the small formats named above.\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 splendid cream main border holds small figures in red and pale blue, between narrow stripes of pale blue and red zigzag. A broad red band closes the outer edge. The pile is full across the field and the border. The cream border keeps the drawing clear against the warm red path. At 4'5\" by 9'7\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shawls of the Scottish town of Paisley were so prominent on the market that the boteh has been called the paisley ever since. The Jacquard loom, invented in 1801, was first used in Paisley in the 1820s and made shawls in the boteh pattern cheaper to weave. Botteh is a motif, not a place: the teardrop with the bent tip that Europe later borrowed and called paisley. Rugs cataloged this way carry the boteh as their organizing figure, repeated in rows across the field. This rug keeps that rule, with small drops set in close ranks over the red ground. The motif turns up from the tribal south to the city workshops of the center. Here the drops are dark and small, and the cream border frames the 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":54201302417721,"sku":"CAN_4752_134x293","price":910.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4752__10288707338553__45527626809657.png?v=1788430888"},{"product_id":"4772-4x10-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-rug","title":"4772 - Persian Arak Area Rug 4'4\" x 10'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoteh in red and dusty rose, with light blue worked through them, make this an amazing rug. Tiny boteh in the paisley leaf-drop shape fill the navy field in a diagonal grid, each set inside a diamond of darker navy lines. Red and dusty rose make up each boteh, with light blue worked through its body and tiny dots scattered between. The grid runs through to both ends, with no medallion to interrupt it and no corner pieces. Two lovely serrated vines of red and salmon leaves frame a pale stripe filled with small triangles and dashes along the border. Navy forms the base of this piece, while rose and salmon add warmth at the edges. At 4'4\" by 10'1\", 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. 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. The shared character of the district is an all-over field and a restrained palette. This runner keeps the all-over plan, a grid of boteh across its whole length. Navy stands against red and salmon here, giving the palette a bolder look than the district’s often restrained one. Because the grid never breaks, the long shape looks like one even surface.\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":54201302679865,"sku":"CAN_4772_132x307","price":1135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4772__10288707404089__45527626875193.png?v=1788430899"},{"product_id":"8901-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"8901 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'6\" x 9'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eScrolling vines and leafy sprays in brown and gray beige repeat down the length of this lovely rug. Across a muted pink field, dainty scrolling vines and leafy sprays in brown and gray beige, touched with faint teal, repeat down the length. A small diamond medallion sits at the center, holding a brown four-lobed core inside a pale gray beige outline. Toward the lower end, the field fades to tan where the pink has washed out. The main border reads gray beige, carrying small blossoms and leafy scrolls. A narrow brown line edges the field on both sides. The pile is worn low across the face, and the foundation shows through in many places. The pink and gray beige tones hold steady in a passage. At 3'6\" by 9'11\", 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 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 has that long format, with sprays of leaves and blossoms running down its length. The muted pink ground and the gray beige and brown drawing sit close in tone.\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":54201328435513,"sku":"ARD_8042_107x303","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8901__10288724508985__45527646994745.png?v=1788433591"},{"product_id":"8905-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"8905 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'6\" x 9'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming rug holds a scalloped diamond medallion at its center. Over a cream field, graceful scrolling vines and small blossoms in dark brown, olive and slate blue surround a central diamond medallion. The medallion has a scalloped outline, a dark brown ground and a gray beige core, with small pink flowers set around it. Gray green spandrels fill the four corners, each holding a pretty pink rosette. The main border is gray, set with small near-black rectangles and pink dots, inside a narrow olive guard band of leaves and tiny rosettes. Small spots here and there have worn low. Earth tones give this runner a steady presence in a passage, while the pink notes stay subtle. At 3'6\" by 9'6\", 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 keeps that long format, with a single diamond medallion and floral sprays running down the cream field. Its gray border frames the 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. 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":54201329385785,"sku":"ARD_8103_107x290","price":870.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8905__10288725459257__45527647748409.png?v=1788433598"},{"product_id":"8914-4x10-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-runner-rug","title":"8914 - Persian Arak Runner Rug 3'8\" x 10'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLovely charcoal boteh repeat in tight rows across the burgundy field. Worked on a burgundy field, small charcoal botehs repeat in tight rows across the ground. There is no central medallion, only the all-over drop pattern filling the length. Handsome dark spandrels with cream and teal details sit at each corner of the red ground. The main border is cream, carrying charcoal geometric motifs and small red accents, edged by thin bands of dark vine. A light antique wash has eased the colors and left the drawing clear. The pile is low in places across the field, with small flecks of white foundation showing. It anchors a passage, letting the burgundy field and cream border define the walk. At 3'8\" by 10'4\", 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. 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 floral field and a restrained palette. This runner keeps that all-over character, with the small boteh motif repeating across the entire burgundy ground instead of gathering at a center. The palette stays restrained, relying on the contrast between the burgundy field and the cream border rather than a wide range of hues.\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":54201329844537,"sku":"ARD_8234_113x315","price":745.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8914__10288725918009__45527647977785.png?v=1788433610"},{"product_id":"8949-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","title":"8949 - Persian Hamedan Area Rug 4'6\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrown vines and small rosettes form a dense herati lattice on the gray brown field of this charming rug. A gray brown field holds a dense herati lattice made of brown vines and small rosettes. At the center, a handsome diamond medallion outlined in dark brown has a worn pale core. Pale gray beige spandrels with a stepped edge fill the four corners. A narrow gray brown border frames the field, with thin guard stripes beside it. The pile is worn low in patches around the medallion and along the center line, and the foundation shows through. The colors have had a light antique wash that softened them without reaching the drawing. It grounds a room in warm earth tones, with faint steel blue notes scattered through the vines. At 4'6\" by 9'8\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\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. 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 rug is a long format with a herati lattice across the whole field. Its gray brown ground, pale corner pieces and worn center give it a warm, muted 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":54201332924729,"sku":"ARD_8376_136x294","price":640.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8949__10288728834361__45527650107705.png?v=1788433662"},{"product_id":"8566-4x10-turkish-handmade-isparta-vintage-rug","title":"8566 - Turkish Isparta Area Rug 4' x 9'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive arched prayer niches make this a charming rug. Five arched prayer niches repeat down the muted pink field. Each niche holds a small teal and blue floral sprig at its base, set against the open pink ground. Cream shapes fill the upper corners of every arch, and a tall cream panel with a dainty wavy vine runs beside each niche. A handsome cream and tan border carries teal and blue bands around the whole rug. A light antique wash has eased the colors and left the drawing clear. The pile is worn in streaks across the pink. The soft pink keeps this long shape light enough for a narrow passage. At 4' by 9'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its day the Isparta Carpet Palace was the largest carpet exchange in Turkey. The workshops of Isparta, in the lake country of southwestern Turkey, spent the twentieth century weaving Persian-influenced floral designs in a distinctly Turkish palette. That palette runs softer and chalkier, favoring cream and rose over the deep madder of Persia. As town rugs rather than tribal ones, they keep an orderly drawing, and the field usually reads calm from across a room. The piece retains that orderly drawing in its repeated arches and balanced floral sprays. Rather than the single medallion often seen in the region, the prayer-niche layout stretches the motif into a long series.\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":54201347178809,"sku":"ARD_3266_121x302","price":445.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8566__10288741810489__45527660134713.png?v=1788433081"},{"product_id":"8585-4x10-turkish-handmade-isparta-vintage-runner-rug","title":"8585 - Turkish Isparta Runner Rug 3'10\" x 9'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA line of five arched prayer niches runs along this lovely runner. The muted pink field divides into five arched prayer niches that repeat down the length. Each niche holds a small hanging tuft worked in teal and slate blue against the soft ground. A tall cream panel with a delicate wavy vine runs beside each niche. A beautiful cream and tan border carries blue and teal bands around the whole composition. The pile has thinned in a few patches, and the pink fades where the foundation appears. Gentle rose and cool blue tones sit across the worn surface of this runner. At 3'10\" by 9'11\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first half of 1911 the busiest agent of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers was in Isparta, where a single agency had about 25,294 square meters woven in homes. Isparta sits in the lake country of southwestern Turkey, and its workshops spent the twentieth century weaving Persian-influenced floral designs in a distinctly Turkish palette. That palette is softer and chalkier, with more cream and rose than the deep madder of Persia. These are town rugs rather than tribal ones, so the drawing is orderly and the field usually reads calm from across a room. This runner keeps that orderly drawing in its repeated arches and the chalky cream borders. The muted pink ground and scattered slate blue accents reflect the regional preference for pastels over saturated reds.\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":54201347703097,"sku":"ARD_3285_118x303","price":435.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8585__10288742334777__45527660593465.png?v=1788433112"},{"product_id":"1605-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","title":"1605 - Persian Hamedan Area Rug 4'3\" x 10'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis lovely rug carries large flower heads and buds in red, cream and pink in its main border. A handsome herati lattice in green, navy and cream, the fish-and-leaf design, fills the deep red field. A cream floral medallion with a red rosette core sits inside a long pointed hexagon with a sawtooth edge. Cream corner pieces of red and blue blossoms fill the spaces outside it. The main border has a very dark burgundy ground and carries large flower heads and buds in red, cream and pink. A brown guard stripe of small rosettes and a fine dotted line run inside it. Wear shows at the lower end and in parts of the cream corners; elsewhere the pile is mostly full. It anchors a hall with strong red and a dark frame, and the cream medallion lifts the middle of the length. At 4'3\" by 10'2\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 5th century BCE the Greek historian Herodotus described Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, as ringed by seven concentric walls. Several generations ago many rugs from the villages around Hamedan were traded through Mosul, and so were known as Mosul rugs. Hamedan sits in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city 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 follows that tradition and adds a clear middle. The cream medallion and the pointed hexagon around it give the long field a center, with the lattice running out above and below.\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":54201403146553,"sku":"CAN_1605_130x310","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1605__10288772776249__45527717675321.png?v=1788429122"},{"product_id":"1792-4x10-persian-handmade-bloch-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1792 - Persian Baluch Runner Rug 3'8\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eOctagonal guls stand three across on this lovely runner. Rows of octagonal guls, the tribal emblem, cover the deep red field, worked in dark brown and cream with small rust and teal touches. No central shape gathers the design; instead, the guls stand three across and repeat down the length in a strict grid, joined by thin brown lines into columns. The main border has a dark brown ground, carrying graceful cream cross-shaped flowers with red and teal accents, framed by narrow guard stripes in red and cream. The red reads paler through the center of the field. It brings a heavy, grounded warmth to a tight corridor, the brown guls interrupting the long red run. At 3'8\" by 9'8\", 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. Older Baluch rugs are typically dark, in reds, browns and blues with touches of white, and many have long striped aprons at both ends. 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 deep palette, with brown guls and a brown border against the red. The guls stand in orderly columns down the field, set against the border’s cream crosses.\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":54201415696697,"sku":"CAN_1792_113x295","price":710.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1792__10288775987513__45527737041209.png?v=1788429181"},{"product_id":"1796-4x10-persian-handmade-zanjan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1796 - Persian Zanjan Runner Rug 3'11\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLovely hooked teal boxes with red centers sit in the violet main border. Across a deep burgundy field, dark enough to read close to plum, rows of red crossed diamonds, small rosettes and notched shield figures repeat from end to end. Small flowers and curved leaves fill the gaps between them, and the field never opens into a medallion. The wide violet main border carries hooked teal boxes with red centers, joined by red lozenges along crossing lines. Inside it runs a cream guard stripe worked with red and teal hooks, and a thin striped guard edges the outside. Small flecks of worn pile show across the field, while the border keeps its color well. It holds its own against pale walls, since the handsome violet border frames the dark field the way a mat frames a print. At 3'11\" by 9'8\", 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. 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. This one follows the region in its long shape and its hooked, geometric border. It departs by softening the geometry: the field mixes crossed diamonds with rounded rosettes and flowers, and the violet border is wide and bright. Like the region’s other working rugs, it was made to be used, not shown off.\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":54201416384825,"sku":"CAN_1796_120x295","price":1125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1796__10288776151353__45527738220857.png?v=1788429187"},{"product_id":"1802-4x10-persian-handmade-shiraz-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1802 - Persian Shiraz Runner Rug 3'6\" x 9'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn this lovely rug, blocky human figures and geometric shapes fill the cream field. Blocky human figures and geometric shapes fill the cream field, worked in dark brown and navy with small touches of orange. There is no central medallion; instead, stylized standing figures repeat down the length in a vertical column. The corners hold no distinct spandrels, as the figures run on to the inner edge of the border. A gorgeous tan main border carries spaced geometric rosettes and small abstract motifs in navy and brown. Narrow guard stripes with a repeating tooth pattern in navy frame the field on both sides. The pile is low across the field, and the cream ground reads a little pinkish in the lower half. It brings a graphic, tribal character to a narrow space, where the dark figures stand out against the light ground. At 3'6\" by 9'10\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Qashqai tribal confederacy was formed in the late 18th century, during or just after the rule of Karim Khan Zand in Shiraz. The Qashqai have the reputation of making the best rugs of the Shiraz district, the brightest in color, with rich blues and reds. Shiraz is the market city of Fars province in southern Persia, and rugs sold under its name were woven by the tribal and village weavers of the surrounding country. The drawing is geometric and often asymmetric, and small stylized animals and birds turn up in the field. This runner keeps that geometric spirit, using bold, blocky human figures in place of the animals often seen in Shiraz rugs. Instead of a scattered fill, the layout lines up the figures in a strict central column visible from end to end.\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":54201416712505,"sku":"CAN_1802_107x300","price":830.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1802__10288776249657__45527738876217.png?v=1788429187"},{"product_id":"1803-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1803 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'7\" x 10'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRings of navy rosettes around pink cores build the three medallions of this lovely runner. Set within a faded rust red field, a column of three medallions is built from rings of navy rosettes around pink cores. Dark brown shapes sit at their sides, and small tan stems and flowers fill the field between them. A beautiful gray main border carries navy and brown forms in a repeating pattern, between narrow bands of tan and brown. The pile is low and flat across the whole field, with the red reading paler and a few white flecks scattered over it. The navy rosettes ground the soft red, and the runner fits a narrow passage. At 3'7\" by 10'1\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shrine in Hamedan long called the tomb of Esther is, by Britannica’s account, the tomb of Queen Shushandukht, wife of the Sasanian king Yazdegerd I. 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 three medallions along its length. The medallions are rings of small rosettes rather than solid diamonds.\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":54201417072953,"sku":"CAN_1803_110x307","price":920.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1803__10288776315193__45527739531577.png?v=1788429188"},{"product_id":"1811-4x10-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1811 - Persian Arak Runner Rug 3'7\" x 10'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eCamel and steel blue boteh cover this lovely runner from end to end. The deep red field holds a beautiful dense lattice of small boteh shapes in camel and steel blue. No central medallion breaks the all-over repeat, which runs from end to end. A dark brown main border carries a chain of dainty rosettes in cream and rose, with small blue blossoms between them. Narrow guard stripes in cream and blue frame the red ground on either side. The pile is low in places, and the red reads paler across the center where the weave shows through. It grounds a long passage, letting the deep red settle the space. At 3'7\" by 10'2\", 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. A hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad wove rugs for its market, by the count of Walter Hawley, writing in 1913. 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 field and the restrained palette, with small camel and steel blue boteh repeating in a tight lattice 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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Large cream spandrels anchor the four corners, each filled with stepped geometric forms and separated from the field by a jagged line. The beautiful main border is dark brown, carrying a chain of dainty stylized rosettes and leaves in red and pale blue. Narrow guard stripes in red and cream frame this dark band on either side. Full pile covers the field and the borders, keeping the drawing sharp. The cream corners interrupt the long stretch of red along this narrow format. At 3'7\" by 9'7\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreek writers credited Deioces, first king of the Medes, with founding Ecbatana around 678 BCE, and modern Hamedan is built partly on the mound that holds its remains. In the second half of the 12th century the Seljuq sultans made Hamedan their capital, and it remained so for 50 years. 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 single diamond medallion and large corner spandrels organizing the busy 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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