capture of capital of, 75.

  Savalans, 131.

  Sedjadeh, 97.

  Sehna, 48, 129, 133.

  Sehna rugs, 100, 286, 304;
    technicalities in weave of, 51, 54;
    medallions of, 60;
    turtle border in, 71.
    Herati design in Persian Kurdistans borrowed from, 142.
    Rugs described, 133, 134, 135;
    border stripes, 157, 158, 159.

  Sehna kilims, 278.

  Seljukian Turks, effect on art, 26;
    powerful in Asia Minor, 27;
    overthrow by Genghis Khan, 78;
    invasion of Southern Persia by, 90;
    monuments in Armenia of, 91;
    dominion in Persia of, 103;
    Konieh surrendered to, 181.

  Selvage, weft selvage described, 55, 56;
    illustrated, 49;
    double selvage described, 55, 56;
    illustrated, 49;
    mixed selvage described, 56.

  Serapi rugs, 285;
      turtle border in, 71.
    Rugs described, 148, 149;
      border stripes, 157.

  Shah Abbas pattern, 198, 206.

  Shemakha, city of, 214.

  Shemakha rugs, 101, 290, 292.
   Rugs described, 216, 217;
      border-stripes, 228.

  Shield of David. _See_ Designs.

  Shiites, 58;
    animal designs permitted by, 72;
    Meshed sacred to, 110.

  Shiraz, wool of, 31;
    city of, 115.

  Shiraz rugs, 100, 286, 288, 297, 301, 305;
    technicalities in weave of, 51;
    illustration of prayer arch of, 61;
    latch-hooks in, 67;
    resemblance of Niris rugs to, 119;
    pear design of Kabistans similar to those of, 201;
    wool of Tiflis rugs suggests that of, 217.
    Rugs described, 115, 116, 117, 118;
    border stripes, 158;
    saddle-bags, 117.

  Shirvan district conquered by Solyman the Magnificent, 28.

  Shirvan rugs, 101, 290, 292, 293, 305;
    technicalities in weave of, 54;
    illustration of prayer arch of, 61;
    design of Shiraz rugs similar to that of, 117;
    weave of Kabistans compared with that of, 201;
    pattern of Chichis resembling that of, 207;
    geometric design of Bakus seen in, 211;
    some patterns of Genghas similar to those of, 225.
    Rugs described, 212, 213, 214;
    border stripes, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231.
    Kilims, 278.

  Shusha, 224.

  Shusha rugs, 101, 290.
    Rugs described, 224.

  Sides, finish of, 55; illustrated, 49.

  Silk, used for weaving, 33;
    indigenous to Asia, 33;
    cultivated at Kashgar and Yarkand, 247;
    used in Kirmans, 114;
    in Yezd rugs, 115;
    in Hamadans, 122;
    in Kashans, 128;
    in Sehnas, 134, 135;
    in Ghiordes, 178;
    in Hereke rugs, 181;
    in Kaisariyeh rugs, 190;
    in Royal Bokharas, 236.

  Silk carpets, sent to Sultan of Constantinople, 87;
    made at Kashan, 128.

  Sindh, 255, 259.

  Sindh rugs described, 259.

  Sirab, village of, 148.

  Sivas, Seljukian gate at, 170;
    city of, 188.

  Sivas rugs described, 188, 189.

  Smyrna, 164, 175, 176;
    Yuruks at, 191.

  Smyrna rugs, 101;
    Broussa rugs compared with those of, 181;
    Indian rugs compared with those of, 254.
    Rugs described, 176.

  Solyman, King, the ring of, 66;
    pomegranates cultivated in days of, 69;
    his emblem of an eight-pointed star, 158.

  Solyman the Magnificent, Iran threatened by, 28;
    weavers taken to Asia Minor by, 94, 175.

  Soumak rugs, 290, 292;
    weave of, 47;
    designs of cross in, 67;
    tri-cleft leaf in, 91, 209;
    Kubas and Shemakhas compared with, 203;
    patterns of Shirvans compared with those of, 213.
    Rugs described, 214, 215, 216;
    border stripes, 228, 230.

  Sousa, reciprocal sawtooth on monuments of, 231.

  South Kensington Museum, 15, 83, 259.

  Spanish rugs sent to Queen Eleanor, 25.

  Sparta rugs. _See_ Isbarta.

  Spindle, 34, 35.

  Spinning, 34, 35.

  Spring of Chosroes carpet described, 76.

  Srinagar, 70, 255.

  Srinagar rugs described, 255.

  Stebbing, Edward, cited, 82;
    quoted, 83, 84.

  St. Sophia, 19, 28.

  Star design. _See_ Designs.

  Stein, Dr. M. A., cited, 278.

  Strabo, 74.

  Stripes. _See_ Border.

  Suj-Bulak, town of, 150.

  Suj-Bulak rugs, 286.
    Rugs described, 150, 151.

  Sulphate of iron used as a mordant, 40.

  Sulphate of tin used as a mordant, 40.

  Sultanabad, 129, 131, 132.

  Sultanabad rugs, 286;
      Indian rugs compared with those of, 254, 256.
    Rugs described, 131.

  Sumach used as a dye, 38.

  Sumerians, 23.

  Sung dynasty, 266.

  Sunnites opposed to depicting animal figures, 58, 72, 91, 99, 165, 254.

  Swastika. Illustrated, 291. _See_ Designs.

  Symbols in colours and designs, 18, 19, 20, 58, 59, 72.

  T

  Tabriz, 136, 145, 148, 151, 227;
    captured by Solyman the Magnificent, 28, 94;
    dyers from, 40;
    an important art centre, 89;
    a mart for rugs, 99;
    Herat carpets in hall of governor at, 106.

  Tabriz rugs, 286, 287, 288, 297, 301, 305;
    technicalities in weave of, 53, 55;
    Chinese cloud-band in, 67;
    medallions of Herez rugs similar to those of, 149.
    Rugs described, 145, 146.

  Taj Mahal, 94, 257.

  Tak-i-Bostan, rock-carved sculptures of, 83.

  Tamara, Queen, 197, 198.

  Tamarind used as a mordant, 40.

  Tamasp, Shah, 28, 82, 169;
    Ardebil carpet finished during reign of, 84;
    silk rugs made during reign of, 87;
    Herat an important art centre during time of, 89;
    Tabriz carpets woven during reign of, 145.

  Tamerlane, 172, 254;
    Mongols united by, 27;
    Ispahan sacked by, 111;
    artists gathered at Samarkand by, 234;
    Samarkand made capital by, 246;
    Multan captured by, 257.

  Tang dynasty, 266.

  Tanjore district, 259.

  Taoist symbols, 271.

  Tao-Kwang, 272. Rugs described, 272.

  “Tapis de l’Asie Centrale” quoted, 233.

  Tartars, 26, 220;
    Turkestan conquered by, 234.

  Tartary, 31, 32.

  Tchechen. _See_ Chichi.

  Tcherkess (Circassian) rugs, 290, 292, 304, 305;
    technicalities in weave of, 54;
    tri-cleft leaf in, 91;
    long nap of Western Kurdistans similar to that of, 141;
    sunburst pattern of Kazaks similar to that of, 220.
    Rugs described, 208, 209, 210;
    border stripes, 227.

  Tcherkess tribes, 209.

  Teheran, 138;
    caravans to Meshed from, 110.

  Teheran rugs described, 154, 155.

  Tekke, derivation of name, 238.

  Tekke rugs, 101, 233, 293;
    illustration of prayer arch of, 61;
    S design in, 65;
    selvage at sides of Beluchistans similar to that of, 235;
    similarity in colours of Yomuds and those of, 242;
    designs in Afghans and Yomuds similar to those of, 244.
    Rugs described, 238, 239, 240;
    border stripes, 250, 251.

  Terek valley, 207, 208.

  Terminalia citrina used as a dye, 40.

  Tiflis, overrun by Seljukian Turks, 26;
    mart for rugs, 99;
    caravans from Tabriz to, 145;
    capital of Georgia, 217.

  Tiflis rugs, 298;
    technicalities in weave of, 53;
    resemblance between weave of Kutais and that of, 219.
    Rugs described, 217, 218;
    border stripes, 227.

  Tiger skin pattern, 267.

  Timurids, invasion of, 103, 136;
    designs due to, 80, 166.

  Titian, 16.

  Toledo, 17.

  Toon, 108.

  Trebizond, 145, 163.

  Turanian races, geometric designs among, 62.

  Turkish Kilims, 280.

  Turmeric used as a dye, 41.

  Turtle border, 121, 132, 157;
    probable origin of, 71, 79.

  Tuz Gul, lake, 187, 190.

  Tuzla rugs sometimes classed as Anatolians, 187.
    Rugs described, 190.

  Type characteristics, not invariable, v;
    term defined, 107.

  U

  Urumiah lake, 150, 155, 224.

  Uzbeck Tartars, care of sheep by, 31.

  V

  Valonia used as a mordant, 40.

  Value of antique carpets, 15, 16, 304.

  Vambery, Prof., cited, 241.

  Van lake, 141, 152, 224.

  Vandykes. _See_ Designs.

  Vellore, 259, 261.

  Vellore rugs described, 261.

  Victoria and Albert Museum, 93.

  Vienna publication of Oriental carpets, 80, 259.

  W

  Warangal, 259, 262.

  Warangal rugs described, 262.

  Warp, arrangement on loom, 46;
    characteristics of, 51, 52;
    illustrated, 49.

  Washing, materials for weaving, 33, 34, 36;
    artificial, 300, 301.

  Weaving described, 46, 47;
    illustrated, 49.

  “Wedding of the Foundling,” 92.

  Weft, arrangement of, 47;
    technical characteristics of, 52, 53, 54, 55.

  Whirling Dervishes, at Konieh, 181.

  Williams, C. F., 78, 79, 93.

  Whistler cited, 17.

  Wise men of the East, 127.

  Wool, of the camel, 30, 32, 124, 153, 249;
    of the goat, 30, 31, 142, 241, 245, 249;
    of sheep, 30, 31;
    of the yak, 30, 33;
    spinning, 33;
    washing, 33, 36.

  X

  Xenophon, 99, 140, 181.

  Xerxes, 115.

  Y

  Yak’s hair. _See_ Wool.

  Yaprak, 175.

  Yarkand, 247.

  Yarkand rugs, 234, 265, 282, 293.
    Rugs described, 247, 248;
    border stripes, 251.

  Yarn, 35.

  Yerkes sale, 15, 82, 86, 304, 306.

  Yezd, 110, 115, 222.

  Yezd rugs described, 115.

  Yomud rugs, 205, 233, 235, 293, 304;
    colour scheme of Beshires similar to that of, 243.
    Rugs described, 241, 242;
    border stripes, 250, 251;
    saddle-bags, 242.

  Yomud tribes, 235;
    robbed of their land by Tekkes, 231, 241.

  Yuan dynasty, 266.

  Yung-ching, 269.

  Yung-ching rugs described, 269, 270;
    border stripes, 274;
    medallions, 273.

  Yuruk rugs, 289, 290, 304;
    technicalities in weave of, 51.
    Rugs described, 191, 192;
    border stripes, 194.

  Yuruk tribes, 155, 163, 191, 220.

  Z

  Zabalpur rugs, 101.

  Zagros Mts., 21, 103, 140.

  Zarafshan river, 245.

  Zoroaster, 18, 58, 210.

  Zoroastrians, 69.