A deep madder-red field carries this hand-knotted rug, covered in the all-over diamond lattice of the Saryk Turkmen — interlocking rows of small hooked combs and serrated diamonds in gold, ivory and black, locked edge to edge across the glowing red ground. A broad skirt (elem) panel of bold hooked palmettes finishes one end, the traditional close of a Turkmen weaving. The endless, disciplined repeat is the whole design.
It is hand-knotted in Afghanistan by master weavers working in the older Turkmen tradition, with a fine, even knot count, a low clipped pile and flat-woven kilim ends. The madder red has depth and a gentle, light-catching variation that machine-made rugs can never reproduce. Banded borders of running güls and geometric motifs in gold and black frame the field and draw the whole piece together.
Densely woven and built to last, this is a collector-grade piece — at home as the centrepiece of a formal living or dining room. As a hand-made rug, it is genuinely one of a kind. The pile is low, hand-clipped, with kilim ends.
- Origin: Afghanistan
- Type: Afghan Khal Mohammadi, hand-knotted
- Material: 100% wool
- Design: Turkmen, Saryk all-over diamond lattice
- Size: 212×289cm (6'11"×9'6") — Large
- Colour: Red
- SKU: YTU 122418
- One-of-a-kind: Yes
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