Turkish Sivas in Sandstorm Red with Central Medallion

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Royal Red Central Medallion with Elaborate Border - Turkish

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Measures: 5'6 x 9'11 This Turkish Sivas showcases a floral design utilizing botanical motifs spread through the central medallion, continuing across to the wide banded border and ...

Antique Turkish Fine Sivas rug with center medallion in Red, yellow & Light Green. Keivan Woven Arts/ rug E-1101, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1910 Measures: 3'...

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960, this 6x9 vintage Sivas rug belongs to Rug and Kilim’s Vintage Turkish collection. On the Design: Admirers of the craft will appreciate the e...

This is a Central Anatolian Antique Double Medallion Carpet 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...