Early 20th Century Antique Afshar Rug - 4′6″ × 5′8″

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This appealing early 20th century afshar has a border system totally adopted from tekke turkman carpets with sunburst octagons and … Read more This appealing early 20th century afshar has a border system totally adopted from tekke turkman carpets with sunburst octagons and related secondary stripes.The field is in a traditional afshar pattern of stepped lozenges with super stylized floral centers. The colours include a warm rusty red, dark navy,teal,ivory,a rich golden yellow and an exceptional sky blue.The weavers must have seen or been shown a turkman rug and copied the border to frame their classic indigenous pattern.The foundation is all cotton and the short pile of local wool is rendered in symmetric ( Turkish ) knots.At each end is a 1 1/4" red wool plain weave finish.This piece is in very good, solid condition with slight wear, commensurate to the age of the rug.This afshar rug has been cleaned professionally. See less