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Persian Carpet


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When man's life style changed from hunting to agriculture in the Middle East, specially Persia, and civilization as well as culture were developed for the first time in the world, man left caves to build cities and live in them. Thus the most ancient cities were constructed. Then the need to cover the floor was felt and the idea of carpet-weaving occured to man's mind. Pazyryk carpet, dating back to 2,500 years ago, is the most ancient world carpet and its motifs remind one of Persepolis in Persia.

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The motifs of Persian carpet reflect the beliefs, faiths, philosophy, history, culture, art, mysticism, humanism, mythology, love for life and happiness as well as ideology of the Persian people. Paradise has been derived from the Persian word `Pardis' meaning heaven, as Persian is one of the Indo-European languages. In fact, Persia is the origin of the belief in paradise, thus the image of paradise is evident in Persian carpets. This is why these carpets reflect pure beauty and look celestial. Every carpet is designed and woven by an individual and is not mass produced, therefore considered as a unique artwork.

I found the following material in Wikipedia and attached it to my own article. I would like to introduce a site: http://carpetmuseum.ir/

The Persian rug is an essential part of Persian art and culture. Carpet-weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Persian culture and art, and dates back to the Bronze Age (c.3500-2000 BC).

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The earliest surviving corpus of Persian carpets come from the Safavid dynasty (1501-1736) in the 16th century. However, painted depictions prove a longer history of production. There is much variety among classical Persian carpets of the 16th and 17th century. Common motifs include scrolling vine networks, arabesques, palmettes, cloud bands, medallions, and overlapping geometric compartments rather than animals and humans. Persian Art being based in Shia Islam does not take the hard line against human representation that we see in Sunni influenced Turkish rug weaving. Figural designs are particularly popular in the Iranian market and are not nearly as common in rugs exported to the west.
by persia_paradise | 2008-02-21 06:22