WEST ANATOLIA, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY

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A FRAGMENTARY LARGE MEDALLION USHAK CARPET
WEST ANATOLIA, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
Reduced in length, even overall wear, scattered repair throughout
9ft.5in. x 5ft.2in. (285cm. x 157cm.)

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Lot Essay

A similar indigo ground fragmentary large medallion Ushak carpet is published in the Eskenazi exhibition catalogue, Il Tappeto Orientale dal XV al XVIII Secolo, Milan, 1982, pl.13, p.78. For further discussion of Ushak designs please see lots 50 and 96 in the current sale.

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