Image: Two-panel Aksaray kilim, ex-VOK collection, 18th century (52200534532)
Description: From southern Central Anatolia. Likely made by settled Hotamis Turkmen in the Aksaray region. Size 185 x 100 cm. Sold for EUR 11,590.00 From the auctioneer's description: "In this two-panel Aksaray kilim, the extremely fine weave has resulted in a precise drawing. Any connoisseur of Anatolian weavings will be enchanted by its magnificent colours; it is considered the most beautiful surviving example. Four large hexagons oppose each other in the white field, their sides decorated with horizontal arms and small stepped diamonds. Four rows of smaller octagons are interspersed between them. A horizontal row of six amulets placed at the exact centre of the field constitutes the pivotal point of the precisely drawn, mirror-image composition. A red-ground border of double serrated diamonds surrounds the entire field, clearly separating this section from the two unusually long elems whose motifs relate to the field and border designs." Auctioneer photo, cropped and levels touched up by me. PD for age (in US).
Title: Two-panel Aksaray kilim, ex-VOK collection, 18th century (52200534532)
Credit: Two-panel Aksaray kilim, ex-VOK collection, 18th century
Author: Peter D. Tillman from USA
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License: Public domain
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