Number 28929791
Type Workshop
Origin Isfahan
Material Wool
Style Medallion
Size 212 x 142 each
Age 1920
Pre-Seirafian (pre 1938), most Isfahan carpets were either of the Shoureshi or Ahmadi schools. The latter was founded by Agha Ahmad Ajami in the first decade of the 1900s and the majority of Isfahan carpets in the first half of the century are known as Ahmad Isfahans in his honor and the style he pioneered. Tight weave, saturated dyes verging on darker tones, dry wool and a cotton foundation, were the hallmarks of his style. That almost never came in pairs, making this duo especially collectible.
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