KONYA REGION, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A KARAPINAR RUNNER
KONYA REGION, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Uneven wear, scattered areas of loss and damage, backed
13ft.2in. x 4ft. (403cm. x 124cm.)

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Lot Essay

This village rug from the Karapinar area displays two oversized cruciform medallions and a characteristic field outline that reverts back to far older animal fur rugs. A similar runner but one which displays three lozenge medallions, is illustrated in Brüggemann, W. and Böhmer, H., Rugs of the Peasants and Nomads of Anatolia, Munich, 1983, pp. 162-3, no. 20. A further comparable can be found in Maurizio Battilossi, Tappeti d'Antiquariato. Catalogo V. Turin 1990, no. 20

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