Antique Konya runner, Konya area, Central Turkey (Anatolia), ca 1800-1850 A most original and early example from Konya with a quirky and spontaneous design of almost nomadic tribal appearance....

Antique Konya runner, Konya area, Central Turkey (Anatolia), ca 1800-1850 A most original and early example from Konya with a quirky and spontaneous design of almost nomadic tribal appearance. Such rugs have not been woven throughout Turkey for over a century following the gradual demise of the entire nomadic culture. The memling Gul motifs also appear in old Caucasian rugs and in village rugs from western Anatolia around Bergama. 268 x 115 cms, 8'9'' x 3'9''

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