6'8" x 10'4" Persian Bijar Rug | Diamond Medallion Herati Field | Floral Rosette Border

This is a high-quality authentic Persian Bijar in excellent, never-used condition, carrying the classic ingredients that make these weavings legendary: a diamond center medallion, a navy field densely packed with the herati or fish-in-pond motif, ivory corners filled with the same micro-pattern, and an unusually rich main border of large floral rosettes in cobalt blue and salmon. Bijar rugs are known as the iron rugs of Persia for a reason, and this piece shows exactly why collectors pay attention to them. To understand what makes Bijars structurally different from every other Persian rug, read our complete guide to Bijar rugs.

Design and Motifs

The composition is built around a stepped diamond medallion with a smaller hexagonal core, sitting on a deep navy field that is completely filled with the herati motif, also called mahi or fish-in-pond, one of the oldest and most respected patterns in Persian weaving. The ivory spandrels carry the same micro-pattern in a lighter palette, creating a beautiful contrast between center and corners. What sets this particular rug apart is the main border: oversized floral rosettes in cobalt blue, salmon, and cream sit on a rust-red ground, far more elaborate than the standard turtle border seen on most Bijars. It gives the piece a more decorative, almost garden-like character without losing any of the geometric discipline.

Colors and Placement

The palette is grounded in deep navy and rust red, lifted by ivory corners, sky blue rosettes, salmon highlights, and touches of sage green throughout the floral work. The combination reads warm and traditional but stays vibrant rather than heavy. At 6'8" by 10'4" this piece anchors a living room with sofa front legs on or fully on the rug, fits perfectly under an 8 to 10 person dining table, works beautifully in a master bedroom under the foot of the bed, and brings real presence to a study, library, or home office.

Persian Bijar Rugs and the Kurdish Weaving Tradition

Bijar is a small Kurdish town in northwestern Iran whose weavers developed a construction method unlike any other in Persia. Using a wet-loom technique and beating the wefts down with a heavy metal comb, Bijar weavers produce a foundation so dense and a pile so tightly compressed that the finished rug feels almost like a wooden board, earning the nickname iron rug of Persia. That same density is what allows a Bijar to be walked on for a hundred years and still hold its shape and color. Owning a Bijar is owning one of the most structurally serious rugs the Persian tradition has ever produced. For more on why these weavings outlast almost everything else on the floor, see our deeper dive on why Bijar rugs last a lifetime.