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What a very cool antique Heriz can do to a room ..

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Look at how this powerful and unique Antique Heriz can fit into a quiet bedroom and not dominate.

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New rugs being woven in Afghanistan with antique designs and great wool and dyes!

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Naming Rugs

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The one thing that is uniform in all Persian carpet stores the world over, is the naming of carpets. It might be less important to a buyer who is just looking to buy a beautiful carpet, but it is of utmost importance to collectors, investors, etc. The naming of Persian carpets was not always as academic as it is today. In previous centuries they were all simply called Turkish, Anatolian, Oriental, Caucasian or Persian identifying it as the highly valued handicrafts from the exotic East.It is only when the trading powers tipped in favour of the West during the 1800’s...

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Sogdian manipulation of Textiles

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The Sasanids, the pearl roundel design and its influence on the WestThe lands of Persia were ruled by the Sasanid Dynasty from 224 to 651 AD. It was a dynasty that not only promoted art, music and creativity; but it was also renowned for its military skill and strategies, excellent foreign relations strategies and ceremonies at the royal court. The dynasty enjoyed favourable relations with China and India because all of them benefited and relied on the Silk Road for their economic growth and naturally these cultures influenced each other’s arts. The Sasanid dynasty was well known for its silk...

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Iran and China blood ties

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PERSIAN TIES WITH CHINAIranian people like Persians and Sogdians have lived in China throughout various periods in Chinese history. The Parthian Iranians, An Shigao and An Xuan, introduced Buddhism to China.A village dating back 600 years in Yangzhou in Jiangsu province, China, has inhabitants descended from Iranians. It has 27,000 people and contains Iranian places names like Fars and Parsian. Sassanian royals like Peroz III and his son Narsieh fled the Arab Islamic invasion of Sassanid Persia for safety in Tang dynasty China where they were granted asylum.The Chinese pirate Feng Ruofang stored Persian slaves on Hainan whom he captured...

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