This Ushak Medallion rug is most notable for its unusual small size. Whereas the larger Ushak Medallion carpets evoke a sense of granduer, the small size and simplified drawing of this rug exudes pure charm. There appear to be few, if any, published examples of other carpets from the Ushak Medallion group, excepting the distinct small-medallion group, of this diminutive size. The design of this rug is related to a second, lesser known, type of Ushak Medallion carpet where the primary medallion is missing the normally expected central motif and the secondary medallions are of slightly different shape. The simplified drawing shown in the present piece most likely indicates a late seventeenth or early eighteenth century date.