Amazing Central Anatolian "Jijim" Rug

West Anatolian "Jijim" rug. A lovely old tribal flat-weave rug from Western Turkey, possibly from Kozak, woven in the intricate "Jijim" brocading technique. Two concentric diamonds c...

West Anatolian Kilim rug. A very attractive and high quality example of kilim weaving from Western Turkey. Such rug pieces display the ability of talented weavers to interpret classi...

This is Eastern Anatolian Old, Vintage Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors ...

This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Sivas region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Sivas In the third century, Sivas was a Roman city known as Sebastea, the capital of Armenia Minor. Flourishing under Byzantine rule, Sivas reached a peak of prosperity under the Seljuks, only to be plundered in the fourteenth century by Tamerlane, as it was an important venue on the Persian and Iraqi trade routes. The Sivas region is inhabited by Turkish and Kurdish people, and until the genocide wrought by the Turks early this century, many Armenians dwelt there as well. Sivas gained certain fame as the site for the Sivas Congress of September 1919, convened by Mustafa Kemal...