Ben Banayan

Middle Amu Darya / Bashir Chuval . Ikat with Blossoms. 5'1" x 3'. Generally good condition with some scattered wear. sides have ... read more

Mystery Rug Fragment, a sub-group from the so-called 'Golden Triangle' area group of rugs most frequently found in Tibet. Perhaps a 17th ... read more

Enigmatic Baluch weaving. Probably a Poshti but perhaps some other sort of bag or bridge. It is symmetrically knotted using a ... read more

Baluch minakhani bagface ( khorjin fragment ) with saturated color and interesting features for the structurally inclined including alternating bands of Turkish ... read more

Fragment of an old and great Yomud kepse gul carpet with rich color including super saturated green and blue-green. Great handle, ... read more

Esoteric, Eccentric and Fantastic Central Asian Amu Darya area fragment. Superlative color with some yellow chemcheh minors, a few Memling minors (blue ... read more

Tibetan saddle top with an insect red or madder ground. Nice ashik-looking quatrefoil medallion and vegetal border. All natural colors. Sometime in ... read more

Tekke Ensi. Better than average. Not an animal tree but as good as (or better than) many of that type. Exceptionally well ... read more

18th century Chinese square with a yin-yang centered eight-petalled lotus

nw Persian Kurdish bagface with great color and a lot of wear

Blitzed but very Beautiful and unusual old South Persian tribal rug. Great colors, graphics and soft lustrous wool. Condition is... ummm... un-restored. ... read more

Yomut Tauk Nuska Gol Main carpet. Old but damaged. Very nicely drawn minors.

book : 'Greek Embroidery : 17th - 19th Century, Collections in the Victoria & Albert Museum ' Perhaps the finest and ... read more

small symmetrically knotted Baluch rug with fantastic color (including three greens, several blues, pink, orange, purple and chocolate brown) and a simple ... read more

Early and exceptional small Kuba type Caucasian rug. a lot more cotton in the foundation than might be expected. Obvious condition issues ... read more

small North Indian tempura painting on textile with lotuses and fish. Perhaps Kotah? circa 18th century?

Caucasian Blossom or Dragon Carpet Fragment. Great purple and green and very graphic border (2'0'' x 1'5'')

camel ground Kazak with bold drawing, a pale palette, soft wool and condition issues. 4'3''x6'3''(1.3 x 1.9 m)

Turkmen Chuval. Middle Amu Darya ( Oxus River ) area. Very nice colors, blue and green. Damaged on the sides.

Fantastic Fragment of an 18th century East Anatolian rug with superior colors including purple.

Plush Tekke Turkmen ensi. Squarish format measuring 124x135cm (4'1''x4'5'' )Very nice un-dyed natural browns and interesting sainak formation on the sides and ... read more

Turkmen chuval. Mostly asymmetrically knotted open left, but with some bands of symmetrical knots in the lower border. Dark wefts, unusual palette. ... read more

Long Caucasian Kazak with a Harshang border and a pink lattice on a darker pink field. Worn and torn but with sides ... read more