449. A splendid Antique Yomut Turkoman

449. Provenance: Yomut, Northern Afghanistan or southern Turkmenistan

Size: 290 x 270 cm

Age: Circa 1890

Condition: Generally good for age, with areas of minor wear and lower pile.

Notes: Superb rich madder-red field, with a most unusual design. The main guls are a simplified version of the Yomut  kepse  gul, the centre of each is quartered and filled with 'x's. The secondary guls are the more usual dyryak serated diamond-shaped gul. The border seems unusual for a Yomut, in both design and width (ie. it's narrow). The  colour of this rug is also more red than most Yomuts which tend towards darker brown. Perhaps it has been strongly influenced by Saryk or Ersari neighbours.

Price: $1995