Project Description
Salor
Balkhan Mountains, middle reaches of the Amu-Darya, or Merv Oasis
Ensi; A Type design
115 × 170 cm/45¼ × 65¼ in., fragmented
18th century
Private collection
Published: (1) Hali 6/2, 1984: 135; (2) TKF Wien 1986: No. 104; (3) Hali 60,
1991: 87; (4) Rippon Boswell 57, 2001: Lot 90; (5) Hali 132, 2004: 105
Comparable pieces
Only two other A Type Salor ensi are published: (1) Pinner/Franses 1980: 109;
Eiland 2003: 168; (2) OCTS Vol.3, No. 2, 1989: 249; Hali 60, 1991: 88; a third
comparison piece, slightly different in design, was sold on May 22, 2011 as Lot 805
at Grogan auctioneers, Boston
For a discussion, see Vol. 2
For radiocarbon dating details, see appendix IV, table 15
| Struture | |
|---|---|
| Warp | Wool, Z2S, ivory |
| Weft | Wool, Z2S, dark brown, some red |
| Pile | Wool, 2Z; height 3 – 4 mm in some aereas 8 colours – Red; blue; light blue; yellow; ivory; brown; orange; green |
| Ground weave | Weft faced tabby with taut warps and inserted rows of knots; 2 wefts per row of knots, first taut, second sinuous; alternate warps depressed |
| Knot | Asymmetrical, open left Horiz. 44/42/42 × 61/57/61 vert. = 2684 – 2394 knots/dm2; 1:1.6 |
| Selvages/Ends | Original not extant |
| Examined by | Collector; USA, September 2011 |
| Dyes | |
|---|---|
| No chemical analysis performed |
| Dating | |
|---|---|
| Lab. No. | ETH-28653.1/.2/.3 |
| Radiocarbon age | 40 ± 25 y BP |
| Calibrated age ranges (95.4% confidence limit) |
AD 1701 – 1730 (15.9%) AD 1819 – 1841 (10.9%) AD 1852 – 1852 ( 0.2%) AD 1882 – 1922 (58.8%) AD 1952 – 1965 (14.2%) |