WEST ANATOLIA. CIRCA 1900
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A SILK HEREKE RUG
WEST ANATOLIA. CIRCA 1900
The raspberry-red field with delicate flowering and leafy vine around a circle of mounted courtiers around a central similar figure, surrounded by animal combat groups, further paired horsemen and leaping animals, the pistachio-green cusped spandrels containing palmettes surrounded by scrolling and leafy vine entwined with mythological animal figures, in a shaded blackcurrant-red border of winged figures, and perching birds surrounded by scrolling palmette and floral vine between light blue and ivory palmette and floral vine stripes, plain blackcurrant-red outer stripe, localised areas of slight splitting and areas of repair and damage
5ft.10in. x 4ft.1in. (178cm. x 124cm.)
WEST ANATOLIA. CIRCA 1900
The raspberry-red field with delicate flowering and leafy vine around a circle of mounted courtiers around a central similar figure, surrounded by animal combat groups, further paired horsemen and leaping animals, the pistachio-green cusped spandrels containing palmettes surrounded by scrolling and leafy vine entwined with mythological animal figures, in a shaded blackcurrant-red border of winged figures, and perching birds surrounded by scrolling palmette and floral vine between light blue and ivory palmette and floral vine stripes, plain blackcurrant-red outer stripe, localised areas of slight splitting and areas of repair and damage
5ft.10in. x 4ft.1in. (178cm. x 124cm.)