Konya, 1700.

Pile knotted carpet, wool on wool.
The figure in white has an edge decorated with the ‘Koçboynuzu’-motif (Ram’s horn); it symbolises male fertility, male power and heroism.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘Catalogs of Turkish Handwoven Carpets’– Turkish Ministry of Culture.