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Vintage Afshar Sirjan Rug
192 × 147 cm · Twenty-Four Güls
Twenty-four octagonal compartments in six rows of four, each filled with a hooked tree-like motif in ivory, salmon, olive brown, terracotta or deep blue — a tribal Afshar from the Sirjan region, knotted wool on wool around 1950–60.
Provenance: The Afshar of Sirjan
The Afshar are a Turkic tribe that settled in large numbers around Sirjan and Kerman in southeastern Iran. Their rugs keep a bold, geometric vocabulary that sets them apart from the city workshops of the region. This piece is built wool on wool: pile, warp and weft are all sheep’s wool. Among the semi-nomadic Afshar this is the older, more original construction; it needs no bought-in cotton and gives a softer, more supple fabric than a cotton foundation.
Design: Twenty-Four Compartments
The field is divided into twenty-four octagonal compartments, six rows of four, each framed in dark blue and set on a salmon ground. Every gül encloses a strictly geometric motif of a central stem with hooked cross-arms, recalling a stylised tree or anchor. The dividing bars are drawn with a fine blue and white braid, with small diamond stars at the crossings. The fillings change from compartment to compartment — ivory, salmon, olive brown, terracotta and deep blue follow no fixed rhythm, and the motifs themselves vary in line and direction: the drawing was worked from memory, not read from a cartoon. The light main border carries small diamonds and triangles in red, blue and ochre, framed by narrow guards with zigzag bands. Based on our assessment, the wool is dyed with vegetable dyes.
Presence in the Room
At 192 × 147 cm (6.3 × 4.8 ft, 2.82 m²) this is a versatile format:
- Living room: in front of the sofa or beneath a coffee table in smaller rooms, see our living room rugs.
- Bedroom: across the foot of the bed or beside it.
- Study or entrance: beneath desk and chair, or as a generous entry rug. The tribal grid works well against concrete, raw wood and natural materials.
More pieces: vintage rugs and our Persian rugs.
Specifications
| Size | 192 × 147 cm (6.3 × 4.8 ft) · 2.82 m² |
| Provenance | Afshar, Sirjan region, Kerman province, southeastern Iran |
| Age | Vintage, approx. 1950–1960 |
| Design | 24 octagonal gül compartments on a lattice |
| Technique | Hand-knotted, symmetric knot, one of a kind |
| Knot density | approx. 160,000 knots/m² (approx. 103 kpsi) |
| Pile material | 100% Wool |
| Foundation | 100% Wool (warp and weft) |
| Dyes | Vegetable dyes, based on our assessment |
| Pile height | approx. 12 mm |
| Weight | approx. 15 kg |
| Colours | Dark blue, salmon, ivory, olive brown, terracotta |
| Condition | Very good, freshly washed, fringes and edges intact |
| Certificate | On request, certificate of authenticity with origin and all relevant data |
| Underfloor heating | Suitable — see our guide to rugs and underfloor heating |
Djoharian — Since 1967
Our family business was founded in 1967, with roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran — five decades of trade and connoisseurship behind every piece we offer. Djoharian is a certified partner of Label STEP.
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Every piece is inspected in our atelier in Lohr am Main before dispatch. For expert washing and repair we offer our own professional rug cleaning service. Secure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured, with personal consultation in our showroom or by video call.
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