Antique East Turkestan Samarkand Rug
No. 17563
East Turkestan, 1920
4 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 2 in.
(1.41 x 1.86 m)
This item is currently on hold.
An antique East Turkestan Samarkand rug. This is some sort of Central Asian, the trans-Oxus rug with a panel pattern of unusual flowering anchors on a charcoal ground, framed by a forked vine and rosette border. The whole effect is reminiscent of felt cut-out rugs but more elaborate and detailed. Not woven in Samarkand in any case, but the term is a useful prop to our ignorance.
- Hand-knotted in East Turkestan
- Wool
- One-of-a-kind
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