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Description
74093 Vintage Earth-Tone Turkish Oushak Rug, 07'00 x 11'05.
Like parchment faded by time and sunlight, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug unfolds with a quiet, ancestral grace—a whispered memory of Anatolia woven into every thread. At its heart rests a regal central medallion, softly contoured with crenellated edges and gently scalloped points, its form rising like an architectural dream from a weathered manuscript. The medallion blooms in subdued hues of honeyed sand, ochre gold, and softened camel brown, holding floral bouquets within its walls like secrets kept by sultans long gone.
The open field around the medallion lies serene and spacious, a luminous plain of aged wheat, warmed by time and textured with ghostlike blossoms and shadowy sprigs that have faded into the rhythm of the wool. It evokes the hush of ancient steppe lands, where wind once carried songs and prayers through the weaver's village. In the corners, spandrels echo the shape of the central motif, their outlines gently dissolving into the backdrop—like distant minarets glimpsed through a veil of dust and light.
At the head and foot of the Oushak rug, rectangular endcaps rise like the carved entrances of Anatolian temples, each crowned with ziggurat-like mounds. These stepped motifs, symbols of spiritual ascent, anchor the composition with gravity and sacred geometry, lending a sense of monumentality to the otherwise ethereal palette. The balance between these structured forms and the rug's intimate patina creates a dialogue between permanence and impermanence, between form and texture.
Enclosing the luminous core is a distinguished main border adorned with stylized palmettes and rosettes arranged in rhythmic procession. This grand frame is flanked by inner and outer carnation meander guard borders, each blossom dancing in a quiet reverie of vine and line. Together, they form a lyrical band of protection and poetry, ensuring the central field remains a sanctuary of memory and light. This Oushak rug is more than a textile—it is a relic of repose, a woven hymn from a golden, wind-swept past.
- Abrash. Antique Wash.
- Hand-knotted wool.
- Made in Turkey.
- Measures: 07'00 x 11'05.
- Pile Height: 0.21 of an inch.
- Date: 1950's. Mid-20th Century.
