MIDDLE AMU DARYA, TURKMENISTAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

The main design element here has been called the 'Beshir gul', since it appears on a number of rugs, often as a border design. For examples please see Werner Loges, Turkoman Tribal Rugs, London, 1980, pls.257, 258, 281; Sotheby's, Turkmen and Antique Carpets from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Jon Thompson, auction catalogue, New York, 16 December 1993, lot 35.