Origin: AnatolianSize: 218 x 110 cm (Approximately 85.8 X 43.3 inch)Age: 3rd quarter of 20th centuryCondition: ExcellentDescription of Design and History:A peninsula between the black sea and the mediterranean sea constitutingAsiatic Turky or Asia Minor .The rug weaving population consists primarily of Turkoman, yuruk and kurdish people.Armenian and Greek people in Anatolian also wove rugs. All natural dyes are paramount for the carpet to have more than just decorative value. Beyond that, various dyers had varying levels of skill and invested different lengths of time in dyeing the yarns. The ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚…ƒ‚‚“quality of color ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚œits radiance and level of nuance within each color ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚œis centrally important. Certain rare colors such as Tyrian purple, saffron yellow, cochineal rose and greens add to the carpet ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚„ƒ‚‚¢s value.