8'8" x 11'6" ft clean authentic good condition vintage rug completely hand knotted with fine sheep wool and vegetable dyes (early 1900s estimate). No holes, rips, tears, stains, animal or smoke. Professionally cleaned. Millions of individually hand tied knots in this rug. Each knot is also tied twice upon two foundation layers for durability. Natural organic dyes oxidize over the century giving lighter and darker shades of red or blue, called 'abrash' by curators and collectors, as seen in images. Old world dye making techniques from a bygone era of quality. Natural sources includes pomegranate, beet, madder root, indigo, lilac, hyacinth, larkspur, weld and more. See all 20 images and closeups.

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