Hello, This is a handwoven, all natural dye approximately 60 years old kilim rug from midlands Turkey. To be more precise, from the city of Sivas. What adds more excitement to this nomadic hand craft is that it is not a typical of Sivas region. She is in pretty good condition. Quite long for a kilim, good enough to cover any standard living room or bedroom. 13.28 x 5.56 ft (405 x 170cm) Here is some wikipedic information on Sivas rugs. Sivas rugs are appreciated as some of the most well-made and decorative of room-sized Turkish rugs. Finely woven, Sivas carpets tend to be made within a classically-derived Persian idiom of medallion and allover designs utilizing palmettes and vine-scrolls. Some Sivas rugs recreate the grandeur of early classical carpets. But their palette is generally soft, with emphasis on ivory ground tones and pastel coloration in the details. Consequently, Sivas rugs are superior decorative rugs for interiors that require a formal and elegant touch. Unlike most oriental rugs produced in the historic region of Anatolia, few carpets from Sivas reveal their Turkish heritage. Due to the strategic position of the village and the province of Sivas, prominent export firms from Great Britain, Italy and European countries established outlets in the area. These merchants hired small home-based workshops to create carpets based on traditional Persian designs. The result is elegant curvilinear oriental rugs that remain universally appealing today. Elegant small-scale repeating patterns, exuberant arabesques and medallions set over monochromatic fields are just a few of the traditional Persian designs that are re-imagined in Sivas carpets. The antique Turko-Persian rugs created in Sivas are exceptionally attractive. They feature soft, elegant colors and classical Persian motifs that will always have a high level of decorative appeal.