"Oriental rug" is a general term for handwoven rugs and carpets (rugs larger than 9' x 12') that originate in a large geographic area once generalized by westerners as "oriental" but now often referred to as the Islamic world. These areas include Persia (Iran), the Caucasus, Central Asia and Turkey and correspond with sheep grazing land that provides wool fleece for spinning and weaving.
Oriental rugs are functional but also have symbolic uses. Tribal rugs woven on portable hand looms are Oriental, but "fine" Oriental rugs are woven on stationary, upright vertical looms often located in urban areas and sometimes known as "city rugs". The finest antique Oriental rugs (older than 100 years) were made in Persia.
Three structural elements create an Oriental rug: warp, weft and pile. The warp runs the length of the carpet and emerges at each end as a fringe. The weft is yarn fiber woven with or knotted to the warp fibers. The weft is sheared or cut to form a pile. A skilled weaver may average 5,000 knots per day and spend up to a year completing a room-sized rug with a complex pattern. Less complex designs require less time. Small rugs are often the work of one weaver; larger rugs are usually a team effort. Most Oriental carpets have densities of 100 knots per square inch (known as kpsi) but the count is higher for fine rugs.
In the 21st century a rug is termed "Oriental" based on how it is made – design plus hand weaving and knotting techniques – rather than where it is made. Countries where contemporary, new Oriental rugs are made include India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal.
Fine Oriental
Cottage Red and Prussian Blue, Antique Persian Sarouk, Mint Condition, Full Pile, Clean and Soft, Sides and End Professionally Secured, Hand Knotted Oriental Rug
SKU : 390845
Exact Size: 2'6" x 4'10"
$941
$400
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Exotic Red With Yale Blue, Antique Persian Sarouk, Mint Condition, Full Pile, Clean and Soft, Sides and End Professionally Secured, Hand Knotted, Oriental Mat Rug
SKU : 390840
Exact Size: 2'1" x 4'0"
$1,176
$500
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Picante Red, Antique Persian Sarouk, Mint Condition, Full Pile, Clean and Soft, Sides and End Professionally Secured, Hand Knotted Oriental Rug
SKU : 390825
Exact Size: 2'6" x 5'0"
$1,647
$700
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Night Blue, Antique Persian Sarouk in Mint Condition, Full Pile, Clean and Soft with Sides and Ends Professionally Secured, Hand Knotted Oriental Rug
SKU : 390820
Exact Size: 2'10" x 3'10"
$1,647
$700
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Caliente Red, 400 KPSI, Open Field Medallion Design, Kashmir Fine Silk, Hand Knotted Oriental Mat Rug
SKU : 377200
Exact Size: 2'1" x 3'2"
$1,824
$775
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Alabaster White, Hand Knotted Intricate Medallion Design, 400 KPSI, Soft to The Touch, Kashmir Pure Silk, Oriental Rug
SKU : 377195
Exact Size: 2'11" x 5'0"
$3,235
$1,375
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Cornsilk White, Kashmir Pure Silk, 400 KPSI, Intricate Medallion Design, Soft to The Touch, Hand Knotted Oriental Rug
SKU : 377190
Exact Size: 2'11" x 5'5"
$3,235
$1,375
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Tobacco Brown, Hand Knotted Genuine Kashmir All Over Design, Intricate Pattern, 100% Silk, 400 KPSI, Dense Weave, Oriental Rug
SKU : 377185
Exact Size: 4'1" x 6'1"
$5,731
$2,436
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Graphite Blue, Pure Silk, 400 KPSI, Genuine Kashmir, Hand Knotted All Over Design, Intricate Pattern, Dense Weave, Oriental Rug
SKU : 377180
Exact Size: 4'1" x 6'0"
$4,647
$1,975
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