This finely woven Russian Bokhara Dozar was made in the vicinity of Ashkabad; it has a thin, fine woollen pile knotted on a woollen warp and weft.

Nowadays the term "Russian Bokhara" is perhaps a somewhat out-of-date expression, but it is one that nevertheless persists in the Oriental Carpet trade. The phrase Russian Bokhara distinguishes the Turkoman product of Central Asia ( i.e. Turkmenistan) since the Russian expansion into the region (of the mid 1800s) from other Bokhara design rugs (notably from Pakistan, Afghanistan etc) and the Turkoman rugs of North East Iran.

1.96x1.36m (6'5"x4'6") £950

The extensive use of dark green in the guls (flowers) is one of the distinguishing features of Russian Bokhara rugs. This Russian Bokhara rug has particularly attractive jewell-like colours . . .