Turkey Wool Anadol Rug - 3.77 x 2.92 Connoisseur

Turkey Wool Anadol Rug - 3.77 x 2.92 ConnoisseurRug weaving started in Turkey since 13th century with the arrival of the Seljuks , who were nomadic tribes from central Asia. In Ottoman Turkey, weaving patterns and techniques changed in the early sixteenth century after conquests in Persia and Egypt. Anatolia had been known for carpets with stylized animal and geometric designs, but with these new cultural contacts, carpets designed around a central medallion and with flowing saz style vegetation

This is a truly beautiful silk carpet form the city of Qum

known for its fabulous Persian carpets

It is very finely knotted with clear delicate motifs

The village of Ravar situated twenty-five miles from Kerman

and in the lower corners are two birds which are auspicious

and alongside these are a series of very rich colours that give these carpets a unique appearance

This is a central medallion Qum silk carpet

Hook and S motifs

Lilihan carpets are coarsely

Wonderful colours of red

are a popular motif

trees and humans