The field guide · Named designs, signatures and dates
Qalat غلط
Qalat (غلط, 'mistake') is a bazaar term, short for naqsh-e ghalat ('wrong design'), for village and tribal rugs whose drawing departs freely from the standard pattern. A Mahi Qalat is a freely drawn herati.
Also Ghalat · Naghshe Qalat · Naqsh-e Ghalat · Mahi Qalat · Kheshti Qalat
See also Herati (Mahi), Kheshti
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Qalat, in the collection.
New Weave Lori Shooli Kheshti Qalat Persian Gabbeh RugN° 001
284 × 212 cmLori · Contemporary
$8,590AUD
Vintage Zanjan Mahi Qalat Persian RugN° 002
342 × 226 cmZanjan · Second Quarter 20th Century
$6,290AUD
