Early Ersari chuval with very open design, interesting elim. Natalia Nekrassova, former curator of rug and decorative art collections at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow, examined the piece and said she thought it might be 18th century -- and if not, was early 19th century. i am no Turkmen expert though, so i will let you decide. It has a one inch square patch in the upper left gul.