20th Century Unusual Sivas Silk Rug - Antique Anatolian Rug, Antique Silk Rug

20th Century Sivas Silk Rug Art Woven with the Elegance of Time This vintage silk Sivas carpet is a work of art woven with rich and deep colors from the early 20th century. The cent...

20th Century Antique Kayseri Silk Rug This 20th century antique silk Kayseri rug stands out as a unique and valuable piece for collectors and interio...

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...

12'4 x 20'6. Oushak carpets from the turn of the 19th century are among the currently most desirable of all oriental room size rugs. It is easy to see why when considering this nearl...