A Tekke part silk Juval, West Turkestan

the madder field with eight rows of seven gochak guls, the elem with a grid of twelve rows of three compartments with lozenges,

Overall measurements: 66cm across the top, 64cm across the bottom, 119cm along left side, 122cm along right side Very finely woven, closely sheared dense pile overall, approx. 2mm in depth; small reweaves in upper and lower left hand corners and scattered small spot reweaves/repiling - now faded (repairs to old moth damage?), silk in good condition, slightly oxidised, re-overcast sides, over-locked ends
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