An early 20th-century worn Persian Lavar Kerman traditional room size rug. Measures: 8'4'' x 12' The province and city of Kerman in Central Persia continued to make extraordinary carpets throughout the 19th century and turn of the 20th century. Satellite workshops were set up in Kerman in Western Persia, where densely patterned carpets with deep ruby or burgundy fields were usually produced. The term Laver Kerman, while referring to an actual town, is used in the antique rug market almost exclusively to denote the finest qualities of Kerman rugs.