HIGHLY DETAILED SEMI ANTIQUE PERSIAN LILIAN , SIZE 5.1 X 8.6 FT. MADE OF FINE QUALITY LAMB'S WOOL PILE ON COTTON FOUNDATION, ALL NATURAL VEGETABLE DYE, INCORPORATING A HIGHLY DETAILED FLORAL PATTERN ON RED BACKGROUND; LARGE TEARDROP CENTERPIECE MEDALLION; CROWNED CORNERS AND FINISHED OFF BEAUTIFULLY WITH AN INTRICATE FLORAL BORDER. HAND WOVEN IN LILIAN, Iran. ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LILIAN: IT'S A VILLAGE LOCATED SOUTH OF SULTANABAD, BEGAN IN THE 17TH CENTURY, WHEN A LARGE GROUP OF ARMENIANS SETTLED HERE. LILIAN RUGS, THEREFORE, ARE MADE BY THE DESCENDANTS OF THESE ARMENIAN REFUGEES. THESE RUGS ARE VERY RARE AND HAND WOVEN BY LOCAL MASTERS. ; The approximate year of origin: 1980-1990

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