Iranian carpets

Persian carpets are considered to be the most valuable hand-woven oriental carpets. This opinion is not unfounded, even though Persia reached the pinnacle of the art of weaving later than Turkey or Egypt. Persian carpets have achieved perfection only in the sixteenth century, in times of great sultans of the Shiite Safavid dynasty. Because of the Safavid sultans of the East carpets began to be viewed differently - not only as expensive and luxurious furnishings and symbols of wealth, but also as works of art, expressions of pure beauty and artistic needs. Soon carpets started to be decorated with new elements inspired by the designs of ivory products as well as silver and gold. Over time, the decorative elements of the carpets themselves began appearing on, and thus enriching, other works of art.