Antique large rug No. 42657 Sparta, ca. 1920 Turkey 884 x 335 cm
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| Item Number: |
42657 |
| Name: |
Sparta, ca. 1920 |
| Country of Origin: |
Turkey |
| Size: |
884 x 335 cm |
| Made:
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ca. 1920 |
| Pile: |
wool |
| Design: |
floral / medallion |
| Ground Color: |
red |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool
Open design, has worn area |
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More about the provenance Sparta, ca. 1920 | Turkey
Sparta (Isparta, former Hamidabad) is a city in South Anatolia. Around 1895 carpet weaving on a larger scale began in Isparta. In carpet terminology those rugs are often called Sparta. Sparta rugs are woven with the Persian knot.
This Oriental rug has a so called "open design". Any rug in which the medallion is surrounded by a large area of a plain one-colored field and if at all have corner patterns within the field. The open design is currently experiencing a come back and became very popular.
