Welcome Note
Welcome to AYAZ Persian & Oriental Carpets P/L
In the West, Persian carpets are perhaps the best known Islamic art form, highly valued in the West since they were first introduced by Italian merchants in the 14th century, they were sometimes used to wrap relics in church treasuries. The exact origin of carpet-weaving is unknown, carpet fragments dating back to the 5th century have been found in Central Asia. Westerners nomads produced textiles that were in daily use, such as: clothing, bags and in decorating the home. However, these textiles had a fairly short life-span and very few pieces have survived from the per-modern period. The fact that they were nomadic likely helped spread the practice. Persian manuscripts from the time of the Sassanid ruler Khusrau I illustrate carpet-weaving. As the Islamic world expanded, the art became common not only in Central Asia and Iran, but also in Asia Minor, the Caucasus, northern India and Islamic Spain.
