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=== Color and dyeing ===
=== Color and dyeing ===
=== Motifs and Designs ===
=== Motifs and Designs ===
+Tehran rugs and carpets have design influences from Isfahan and Kashan, dating from the Safavid Carpets classical period. The carpets are floral, in allover, medallion, or directional Mihrab (prayer arch) styles. Shah Abbas palmettes with leaves and vines, Minakhani (rosette-linked trellis), Millefleurs, Shrub motifs, wild animals, birds, or floral ouuquets were delicately executed in the field, borders, and spandrels. The Lattice pattern also was a popular allover style in Tehran weavings.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.568-569</ref>
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=== Weaving techniques ===
=== Weaving techniques ===
== See also ==
== See also ==