{"product_id":"11233-10x13-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","title":"11233 - Persian Hamedan Oversized Rug 10'2\" x 13'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe deep violet glow of this lovely rug is what catches the eye first. From across a room the field reads plum, and closer in it is a violet ground scattered with flowering branches and sprays in brown, aubergine and lavender. At the center sits a handsome stepped medallion with a brown outline, holding a spiky aubergine core around a small flower head. Small pendants sit above and below it. Notched spandrels close the four field corners, each holding a dark aubergine band of flowers. The main border has a near-black aubergine ground carrying large violet rosettes and plum flower heads. Narrow guard stripes of small violet and aubergine motifs run on both sides of it. The pile is low across the rug. It slips into a room of pale walls and dark wood, letting the violet field and aubergine border carry the color. At 10'2\" by 13'5\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\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. Many village rugs from around Hamedan went to market through Mosul several generations ago, which is why they were called 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. This rug sets a stepped medallion with a spiky aubergine core on a violet field scattered with flowering branches and sprays. Notched spandrels close the four corners, and the near-black aubergine border carries large violet rosettes and plum flower heads. Brown, plum and lavender are picked out in the flowers, so the whole face stays in one deep range.\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":68028161982777,"sku":"AL_11233_310x410","price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11233_1.jpg?v=1794188205","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11233-10x13-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}