Isfahan Semi-antique Omar Khayyam, circa 1950 chobi rug this gul resembles the body

this gul resembles the body of a butterfly

Like a ray of sunshine

The unicorn and the lion stand in their normal spots framing the lady while holding onto the pennants

Bold in its simplicity

They were a response to the North American fashion taste that intended to modify the boldness of traditional persian and oriental rugs in order to give a muted and antique look of natural wood color that was desired by the modern fashion industry and interior design community

Isfahan Semi-antique Omar Khayyam, circa 1950 chobi rug this gul resembles the bodynarrative poem composed in 584 1188 by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, as the third part of his Khamsa. It is a popular poem praising their love story. Lord Byron, a 18th Century English poet, called it "the Romeo and Juliet of the East.