WEST ANATOLIA, MID 19TH CENTURY FLOWERHEADS, FLORAL PANELS, JEWELLERY MOTIFS, SANDY-YELLOW INNER HOOKED FRAME, THE IVORY MIHRAB ARCH ABOVE CONTAINING POLYCHROME STYLISED SERRATED FLOWERHEADS, SHADED-RED AND BLUE PART LOZENGES AT EACH SIDE, IN A BROAD SANDY-YELLOW ANGULAR POLYCHROME FLOWERHEAD VINE BORDER BETWEEN FOX-BROWN AND BRICK-RED POLYCHROME PANEL AND FLOWERHEA VINE STRIPES, OUTER MILL-PATTERN AND ZIGZAG STRIPES, KILIM STRIP AT EACH END, AREAS OF SLIGHT WEAR AND OLD REPAIR
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A MELAS PRAYER RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, MID 19TH CENTURY flowerheads, floral panels, jewellery motifs, sandy-yellow inner hooked frame, the ivory mihrab arch above containing polychrome stylised serrated flowerheads, shaded-red and blue part lozenges at each side, in a broad sandy-yellow angular polychrome flowerhead vine border between fox-brown and brick-red polychrome panel and flowerhea vine stripes, outer mill-pattern and zigzag stripes, kilim strip at each end, areas of slight wear and old repair
The shaded brick-red field scattered with a variety of stylised flowerheads, floral panels and jewellery motifs within a sandy-yellow inner hooked frame, the ivory mihrab arch above containing polychrome stylised serrated flowerheads, shaded-red and blue part lozenges at each side, in a broad sandy-yellow angular polychrome flowerhead vine border between fox-brown and brick-red polychrome panel and flowerhead vine stripes, outer mill-pattern and zigzag stripes, kilim strip at each end, areas of slight wear and old repair
5ft.6in. x 3ft.10in. (168cm. x 117cm.)
WEST ANATOLIA, MID 19TH CENTURY flowerheads, floral panels, jewellery motifs, sandy-yellow inner hooked frame, the ivory mihrab arch above containing polychrome stylised serrated flowerheads, shaded-red and blue part lozenges at each side, in a broad sandy-yellow angular polychrome flowerhead vine border between fox-brown and brick-red polychrome panel and flowerhea vine stripes, outer mill-pattern and zigzag stripes, kilim strip at each end, areas of slight wear and old repair
The shaded brick-red field scattered with a variety of stylised flowerheads, floral panels and jewellery motifs within a sandy-yellow inner hooked frame, the ivory mihrab arch above containing polychrome stylised serrated flowerheads, shaded-red and blue part lozenges at each side, in a broad sandy-yellow angular polychrome flowerhead vine border between fox-brown and brick-red polychrome panel and flowerhead vine stripes, outer mill-pattern and zigzag stripes, kilim strip at each end, areas of slight wear and old repair
5ft.6in. x 3ft.10in. (168cm. x 117cm.)