17th – 18th century, 409 x 151 cm, West Anatolia

In this Isparta kilim – very finely woven in a single piece – the balanced, strictly symmetrical composition and quality of the brilliant colours achieve a captivating effect. The white-ground horizontal bands contain elongated, alternately green and red double niches with parmakli outlines; wide bands of border designs and clusters of narrow monochrome dividing stripes have been inserted between them. The deliberate use of white cotton to increase the intensity of the colours in the wool sections significantly enhances the striking graphic appearance of the sharply contrasting colours. According to C14 radiocarbon dating conducted by ETH Zurich, an almost identical Isparta kilim published by Rageth is circa three hundred years old, leading us to assume a similar age for the Poppmeier kilim. – Missing sections, damaged sides, mounted onto canvas.

RAGETH 1999, Tf. 19 *** COOTNER/MUSE 1990, Nr. 15 *** WOLFF-DIEPENBROCK 2009, Tf. S. 77 *** MELLAART/HIRSCH/BALPINAR 1989, Vol. I, S. 88, Nr. 8