Shahyaad Square Mashadi Rug with Police Cars (Called Azadi Square after Islamic revolution
| ID# 2081 | Date: 1980s or 1990s | -:- | Size 24 x 9 inches
(61 X23 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 9 h X 11 | Origin: Iran | Style: -Anomaly War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| This Iranian rug depicts a pair of cars, one dark green and one fluorescent blue in front of the Azadi Square monument. A tree and a tall plant sit on either side of the monument with some text at the top of the rug. Between the two cars sits a fluorescent blue stoplight.
The main border is comprised of blue, orange, red, and purple flowers outlined in a dark green on black background. The borders on the top and bottom sides of the rug seem to be 'squished' compared to those on the right and left. |
| Wool: Soft, fine, almost cotton-like | Sheen: Velvet except for bright colors which are very shiny | Handle: Maximum flop | Selvedge: Black wool overcast with great coverage |
| Fringe: No kilim. | Pile: 8mm | Warp: Short white cotton thread, tufty | Weft: White cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:No depression | |||
