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Karadashli Main Carpet 276 x 175 cm (9’ 1” x 5’ 9”) Turkmenistan, first half 19th century Condition: good, pile low in places, several small repairs, selvages rebound Warp: wool, weft: wool and cotton, pile: wool The clear colours, the spacing and proportion of the güls, and the drawing within the dyrnak güls and elem designs highlight the remarkable high quality of this carpet. One of the two types of dyrnak gül is arguably the oldest version of this design element. Although the gül is divided into quarters by its background colours, the internal design elements occupy the full height of the gül rather than being bisected into sections. This is also seen in a carpet illustrated by Rageth in his groundbreaking study, ”Turkmen Carpets: A New Perspective (2016)”, as plate 105, which has a clear radiocarbon dating of 1493 - 1660 (290 ± 30 BP). The elem design, featuring plants with large branches of blossoms, is uniquely attractive and invites comparison with similar forms found on the elems of a group of Eagle gül chuvals.