1002 | Ridiculously Good 1930's Persian Karaja with Rose Field & Royal Blue Medallions | 2.3 x 3.8

Name: Ridiculously Good 1930's Persian Karaja with Rose Field & Royal Blue Medallions

Size: 2.3 x 3.8

Age: Antique, Circa 1930's

Pile: Medium pile, beautifully preserved

About This Rug

Let’s be honest — this little Karaja is ridiculously good.

At first glance it looks sweet and charming… and then you notice the three stacked tribal medallions marching down the center and realize this rug has serious personality.

Each medallion is slightly different from the next — the kind of perfectly imperfect detail that tells you an actual human being wove this rug, not some soulless machine in a factory. That tiny bit of asymmetry? Rug people love that. It’s the fingerprint of real village weaving.

Now let’s talk about the colors, because they’re fantastic. The field glows with soft rose and warm camel tones, while royal blue highlights and creamy ivory accents pop throughout the design and borders. It’s one of those palettes that only happens when natural dyes age beautifully over time — rich, mellow, and impossible to fake.

And the size? Absolute sweet spot.

At 2.3 x 3.8, this rug works just about anywhere:

• Entryway
• Bedside
• Kitchen
• Reading corner
• Layered over a larger rug for that designer look

Basically anywhere that needs a little color, texture, and personality.

Bottom line: small rug, big presence.

The Real Deal

Every rug we carry is authentic, handmade, and completely one-of-a-kind.

No duplicates.
No factory copies.
No warehouse stacks of the same design.

This Karaja was hand-knotted nearly a century ago using natural wool and traditional village weaving techniques. It has been professionally cleaned and is ready for its next chapter.

Once it sells, that’s it.

There will never be another one exactly like it.

Condition Notes

This is a genuine antique textile. Minor irregularities, variation, and signs of age are completely normal — and part of what give these rugs their charm and depth.

Translation: that’s character, not damage.

Rug Pad Tip

We always recommend a high-quality custom-cut rug pad made specifically for hand-knotted rugs. A proper pad protects the structure of the rug, adds body underfoot, and keeps everything from sliding around.

A Little Perspective

Rugs like this weren’t made in factories.

They were woven knot by knot on village looms, often by artisans working from memory and generations of tradition.

Who first owned it?
Who walked across it?
Where has it traveled over the last hundred years?

We’ll never know the whole story — and honestly, that mystery is part of the magic.

At Rugsnob, we hunt down the good ones — the rugs with real soul, real craftsmanship, and real presence — and pass them along to people who know the difference.

Because once you’ve lived with a rug like this…

the mass-produced stuff just doesn’t hit the same.