Turkaman
137 × 108 cm
710 €
Turkaman
691 €
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140 × 103(1.44 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Turkaman
Where it comes from
This is a Turkoman rug, also written Turkaman, 140 x 103 cm (4'7" x 3'5"), from the nomadic weaving tradition of Central Asia, this piece made in Iran. Turkoman weaving is known above all for repeating gul medallions on a deep red ground, knotted so densely that these are among the most hard-wearing of all hand-made rugs.
What you see
Here the ground is a deep brick red, banded with dark aubergine-brown, and the field breaks from the usual rectangle of repeating guls into a pointed niche — a mihrab shape tapering to a slender pole medallion at its apex, filled with rows of small guls and diamond lattices in ivory and cream, each outlined in dark navy. Narrow bands of rust, cream and dark diamond pattern build out to a plain terracotta guard, together making up close to a fifth of the rug's width.
How it was made
The rug is hand-knotted on a cotton warp, the pile hand-spun wool cut to six millimetres, at 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre — fine enough to keep the small guls and diamond lattice crisp rather than blurred. That fineness let the weaver taper the pole medallion band by band into a point, narrowing the pattern rather than repeating it flat, a calculation a coarser knot could not carry. The result reads as architectural, worked from memory rather than a drawn plan.
At home
This is a rug for a study or a hallway, its pointed form best seen against a plain floor or dark furniture, where the brick red and aubergine hold their own. Underfoot it is dense and firm, a low pile made for daily footsteps, not for show. In daylight the navy sharpens and the niche stands on the floor like a shape cut, not woven.
More on Turkmen rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 428286
- Size
- 140 × 103 cm (1.44 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 441,000 – 500,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Mehrabi
- Weight
- ca. 3 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Exceptionally fine weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 140 × 103 cm (1.44 m²) this is a small rug. It works beside a bed, in a reading corner, in front of a fireplace or as a mat by a door. It does not furnish a room; it makes a point in one.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre; across 1.44 m² that is roughly 640,000 to 720,000 individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
Hand-spun wool still carries its own lanolin, which keeps liquid sitting on the surface for a moment: blot quickly, with clear water and a light cloth, working inwards and without rubbing. Otherwise regular vacuuming along the pile is enough. Turn the rug once or twice a year so light and footfall reach it evenly.
Still have a question?
We are in the Hamburg Speicherstadt. Come and see this rug in daylight, or write to us — a person answers.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 428286
