Shahmeran Carpet

Shahmaran is a mythical creature, half-woman and half-snake, originating in the Armenian, Indo-Iranian and Turkic folklores. The name Shāhmārān comes from the Persian words Shāh (شاه), and mārān (ماران; transl. 'snakes'; sg مار mar). Hence, the name Shāhmārān literally means 'the king of snakes'.[1] Shahmaran is a mythical creature, half-snake and half-woman, portrayed as a dual-headed creature with a crown on each head, possessing a human female head on one end, and a snake's head on the other, possibly representing a phallic figure. The human part is also decorated with a large necklace.