{"product_id":"11005-5x8-persian-handmade-azerbaijan-vintage-rug","title":"11005 - Persian Azerbaijan Area Rug 5'1\" x 8'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe big red stepped medallion is what first catches the eye on this lovely rug. Worked on a blue field, rows of hooked pinwheels in red and black fill each end and stop short of the center. The medallion is a red diamond with stepped plum edges, a pointed pendant at each end and small cream sprigs along its inner edge. At its core sits a blue lozenge with a red rosette at the very center, ringed by cream rosettes, plum flowers and black curled hooks. A handsome red border carries cream hooked figures that alternate with stepped plum motifs. Narrow guard stripes run on either side, the inner one set with small four-petal rosettes, the outer one with tiny diamonds and chevrons. The pile is low, and the red and blue still read clear and strong. It grounds a quiet room in red and blue, while the cream hooks around the frame lift the darker tones. At 5'1\" by 8'2\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\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 and hooked motifs. This rug speaks that vocabulary plainly: its red medallion steps out in angular tiers, and hooked pinwheels fill the blue field in rows. Hooked cream figures repeat all the way around the red border as well. Its center holds rounder forms, with cream rosettes, plum flowers and curled leaves gathered on a small blue lozenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, vintage, approx. 50 years (1970s). Condition: professionally washed \u0026amp; cleaned. It ships folded and fully insured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67998865523001,"sku":"AL_11005_155x250","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11005_1.jpg?v=1794040781","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11005-5x8-persian-handmade-azerbaijan-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}