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Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...


Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns,  ...
Antique Reyhanli Kelim, circa 1800. Size: 12' x 3'. Condition "as is"; there are various small tears and small holes. The majority of the wear is from the corrosion of the browns, although there is also a lustrous black, probably made with Indigo, that doesn't corrode at all. This is a wonderful kelim. i Had to use a lot of light to take the full shot, the colors are fantastic, but more like the close-ups. i believe this is Reyhanli, that is what i m leaning toward. It is extremely fine. (17)Colors are deeply deeply saturated! At first glance it doesn’t look like it has that many colors, but not true. Every color has two or three versions; so there are 3 shades of blue, 3 different purples , a fantastic orange, three reds, an excellent gold, several greens, and and a really old black that does not corrode but just shines! Anyway i think it is a one of a kind. Checkout the anthropomorphic figures at the one end? And everywhere you look there are versions of the Yin Yang symbol, the Feminine motif as well as the Mother Goddess. It is completely Totemic. Border is also excellently drawn and there is a crispness to the whole piece. Think it’s a major kelim. Those “S-Dragon motifs” running in bands thru the piece are drawn in the older way where they create a negative image in the same design in the white ground. It is rare that you see them like this after the beginning the 19th c., and that’s where I'd date it, though it could easily be before 1800? It is the oldest of this group that i have ever seen. So i think the kilim was made by one of these tribes, who were seasonally in Aleppo and seasonally in Sivas, which was the summer - winter migration route for the associated Oguz descended Reyhanli tribes. If you've been following the thread on "Old Rugs & Rre Textiles" you'll know that Michael thinks the majority of antique rugs that we have now have been severely reduced in color quality and dye saturation from washing and also, (in common with), sun exposure! He had this opinion on this Reyhanli panel. Michael Bischof 10:30pm Mar 4 @Stolpl: sorry, i saw the detail photo a bit late. Yes, this piece has good age. And the dyes appear to have been excellent and very saturated.
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