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In most cases this kind of Teke rugs are early 20c. But 10x4 guls formula, nice blues and overall handling makes me thing this one is closer to mid 19c
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It’s a nice rug and appears to be a Akhal Tekke rug vs a Merv rug. I count a KPSD of around 2800 (average is 2500 and can fall in between 1600-3960) or a KSPI of 180.6 which is a good factor to include the Merv rugs have depressed knots and the Akhal did not. This count will need to be confirmed by you though.
Another Characteristic of Akhal Tekke rugs are the blue lines connecting the gols and a single wool brown twisted pass of the weft. I think it’s fair to say this piece could stem from 3rd or 4th quarter of the 19c. My estimate is 3rd qtr but we shall see what others say. It’s nice to see the kilim still attached.
The minor gol “Gurbaghe” (frog) is period correct and I actually found a pic of one that is identical to yours dated 3rd qtr 19c. The lines connecting the major gol appears black from the pic but should be blue.
If your rug had no lines connecting the Guls, you could start from a 20th century dating onward.
A size of the rug would also be helpful.
Last edited by Joe Lawrence; 04-13-2026, 08:33 PM.Joe Lawrence -
This one from a museum is dated 19th Century. Literally a twin of yours.
https://springfieldmuseums.org/blog/.../tekke-carpet/Joe LawrenceComment
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Thank you Joe. On your example the borders are far less crowdedOriginally posted by Joe Lawrence View PostComment
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Based on what I have read and my limited understanding of Tekke Turkmen main carpet design, I see no reason why the rug under consideration could not be circa mid-nineteenth century and the museum rug circa 1800 to early nineteenth century. Of course, these are relative dates with the museum carpet being at least a couple of generations earlier. In any case, they are both exceptionally nice.
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