Handmade, was told it was vegetable dyed, 5'5"x8'8". Purchased about 23 years ago. Was told at time of purchase it was at least 40-50 years old. Colors are very bright. There are 10+ different colors in the rug. The green is more of a Christmas green than as it appears in these photos. I had a leak at my home and a couple of the colors in a small area bled slightly at one end. There are no tears, worn areas, etc. Rug is 3/4" thick. Any information on its origin, age, range of value would be greatly appreciated.

The design is floral arrangements of roses. Not super old, not super valuable, but it is hand knotted and of value. I would be wary of any natural dye claims on a rug of this type and age. It seems to be relatively new, perhaps 1990's.

if you know who wove the rug and their process that is one way. A lab would be able to help ID as well. This is very costly. A trained eye, experience and knowledge of type, age, shades, etc is generally best, although many sellers in the business are considered a little too liberal in their identification of natural dye because it often is used as leverage to increase perceived value. Now, it is generally accepted synthetic / chrome dyes are just as good as natural in many respects, although to collectors, they most all seek carpets with natural dye. There are many reasons for this, although the consistent reason is often the age: carpets of the 19th century and earlier.

sorry if this sounds rude but your rug is a million miles away from being veg dyes
you need to luck at some old rug and you will soon see
like my friend said your rug is almost new

cmaner - we need more on the forum like you! You are interested, you have questions, you want to know more. I hope you are enjoying your experience. Bijar maybe, but I don't believe so. The style - gul ferang which is like a floral bouquet is a design shared in many weaving countries - from Persian bijar rugs to persian kerman to armenian carpets of karabagh, etc. I believe this may be a Persian rug based on much of the technical character and style, although I do not believe it is from bijar. More likely another weaving area in Iran.

Our rug repair man (ex weaver) is saying Lori. Not sure. Definitely not veg dyes though.