Turkish Rugs: Karapinar Rug Single medallion composition from Ed Krayer

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Turkish Rugs: Karapinar Rug Single medallion composition from Ed Krayer

I told Ed Krayer A Member of Our Trusted Dealers List that I was working on Karapinar Rugs and he was gracious enough to send me a number of rug images. please note the arrow like intusion of the field into the spandrels is a key identifier of a particular subgroup of Karapinar Rugs. This is an outstanding example.

In the detail picture below note how the pile height varies by color. This is also a sign of a very old rug. The brown is down to the collars, the red is low and the tan is still thick. Ed and I suspect the tan is undyed camel wool.

Turkish Rugs: Karapinar Rug Single medallion composition from Ed Krayer

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