{"product_id":"semi-antique-karaja-heriz-eagle-rug-135x225-rust-red-15530","title":"Semi-Antique Karaja Heriz Tschelaberd Eagle Rug 4 × 7 ft (135 × 225 cm) Rust Red | 15530","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;padding:25px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#222;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;padding:30px 0 25px;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-bottom:30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:3px;color:#8b0000;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eSemi-Antique Karaja Heriz · Northwest Iran · c. 1940\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2px;margin:0 0 15px;\"\u003eSemi-Antique Karaja Heriz Eagle Rug\u003cbr\u003e135 × 225 cm · Rust-Red Field\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;color:#555;margin:0;\"\u003eA tribal double-medallion Eagle-Kazak design in highland wool, hand-knotted in the Karaja village of the Heriz district around 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eProvenance and Design Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaraja\u003c\/strong\u003e is a small village in the Heriz district of northwestern Iran, in the historic weaving region between Tabriz and Ardebil, close to the Azerbaijani border. Karaja work holds a distinctive position in the Persian canon: it shares the geometric vocabulary of the wider Heriz family but draws heavily on the visual language of the neighbouring \u003cstrong\u003eCaucasus\u003c\/strong\u003e. The \u003cstrong\u003eEagle-Kazak design\u003c\/strong\u003e seen here — also called Tschelaberd, with its bold double medallions — is one of the clearest expressions of that Caucasian influence: graphic, architectural, and among the most collected of all tribal patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece was hand-knotted in the Karaja village of the Heriz district around \u003cstrong\u003e1940\u003c\/strong\u003e, from durable \u003cstrong\u003ehighland wool on a cotton foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e, using the \u003cstrong\u003esymmetrical (Turkish) knot\u003c\/strong\u003e typical of the region. The composition centres on two striking stepped star medallions — the “eagles” that give the design its name — set against an open field and framed by multiple tribal borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eColour and Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe field is a warm \u003cstrong\u003erust-red to terracotta\u003c\/strong\u003e, carrying the two large medallions with their ivory radiating points and \u003cstrong\u003enavy-blue centres\u003c\/strong\u003e worked with green and red florals. The borders run in \u003cstrong\u003enavy and rust\u003c\/strong\u003e with ivory and gold floral-geometric motifs. The palette — rust-red, navy, ivory, with green and gold accents — has softened over some eight decades into a balanced, naturally aged register, while the bold graphic medallions remain the clear architectural anchors of the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003ePresence in the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e135 × 225 cm (3.0 m²)\u003c\/strong\u003e this is a medium room-size piece. Three contexts in which the Karaja Eagle reaches its full effect:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModern industrial loft:\u003c\/strong\u003e the bold graphic medallions and saturated tribal palette pair particularly well with raw concrete, blackened steel, oak and leather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMid-century interior:\u003c\/strong\u003e the graphic clarity of the design holds its own beside mid-century furniture, and the rust-red ground warms a room of natural materials.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTraditional space:\u003c\/strong\u003e the aged provenance and disciplined Caucasian vocabulary come home to interiors built around darker wood, heavy upholstery and historical depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:15px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;width:35%;color:#666;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e135 × 225 cm (4 × 7 ft) · 3.0 m²\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eKaraja, Heriz district, northwest Iran\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSemi-antique, c. 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eEagle-Kazak (Tschelaberd), double star medallions, multi-band tribal border\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003ePile material\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e100 % highland wool\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eFoundation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e100 % cotton warp and weft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eWeave\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eHand-knotted, symmetrical (Turkish) knot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eColours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eRust-red field, navy, ivory, with green and gold accents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eVery good original condition, mostly full pile, professionally inspected and washed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eUnderfloor heating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSuitable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eReference\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e#15530\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eResponsible Origin · Label STEP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDjoharian is a certified partner of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/label-step.org\/dealers\/djoharian-teppiche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel STEP\u003c\/a\u003e, the international fair-trade organisation for hand-knotted rugs. STEP audits production conditions on the ground — wages, working environment, no child labour — and tracks pieces from loom to dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eDjoharian — Since 1967\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur family business was founded in 1967, with roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran. Five decades of trade and connoisseurship inform every piece we offer — collected, vetted, and presented with the documentation a serious buyer expects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eService\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is expertly inspected in our atelier in Lohr am Main, professionally washed and shipped with a certificate of authenticity. Secure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured, with personal consultation in our showroom or by video call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-top:40px;padding-top:25px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;\"\u003eSince 1967  |  Grand Carpet Bazaar Tehran  |  Label STEP Certified\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Djoharian Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45260155027723,"sku":"15530","price":13564.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/5721\/1781\/files\/15330-karaja-antique-rug-000.jpg?v=1713853824","url":"https:\/\/the-rug-merchant.com\/en-no\/products\/semi-antique-karaja-heriz-eagle-rug-135x225-rust-red-15530","provider":"Djoharian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}