Antique Yomut Turkmen small main carpet, c-centred kepse gul design. Early 19th century. Size: 285 x 167cm. This carpet has recently been acquired having been in the same family since 1910 or earlier, when purchased in India by a gentleman serving in the British Army. A related carpet is in the Textile Museum collection, Washington, (see Sienknecht, Hans, "a Turkic Heritage. The Development of Ornament on Yomut C-Gul Carpets" in: Hali, Issue 47, October 1989, pp. 30 - 39, specifically figure 20, p. 39).