1940s Persian Melayer Runner, 3'5"x17'1"

1940sPersian Melayer Runner. Hand woven with wool on cotton foundation in the Hamadan region of Iran. The Persian carpet is a part of the Persian (Iranian) art and culture. Carpet-weaving in Persia dates back to the Bronze Age. The earliest surviving Persian carpets come from the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century.