Afhak runner Soft terracotta field with all

Soft terracotta field with all over scrolling arabesques of large flowerheads

magenta and crimson feature in what at first sight appears to be red and introduce life into the design

conflict over this rich and strategic territory had occurred sporadically from the Middle Ages onwards

Some fraying to one edge but overall this is a neat rug

the other has slight loss

Afhak runner Soft terracotta field with allA very attractive 1980s Afghan rug with stylized Beshir boteh design from Kunduz province. Soft terracotta pink field with centre vertical row of ivory medallions flanked by a row of dark blue boteh; soft terracotta floral main border and matching guards; wide brocaded flatweave ends. Altogether, a very harmonious effect with skilled use of colour and design. Finely woven, close cropped pile. A slight crease in one woven end. For an almost identical