Khorasan
Nota de aplicación
Style of handwoven floor coverings made in the region of Khorasan, in northeastern Iran, including the classic Herat carpets. From the late 18th and early 19th centuries there are carpets in the herati pattern, probably made in villages of the district. They show a repeat pattern of a lattice that peeps through a maze of blossoms and leaves, with a characteristic border showing pairs of smoothly curved split arabesques. These carpets are usually …