Bessarabian kilims Home » Oriental rugs and textiles » European carpets » European Balkan kilims » Bessarabian kilims ‘Bessarabian’ kilim with inscription, Ukraine, circa 1850. (Exhibitor Aaron Nejad at London Antique Rug & Textile Fair 2014) Bessarabia, mid 19th century, Dan Nasta Collection (Folk kilims from Romania by Naïry Vrouyr and Stefano Ionescu)