A MELAS RUG
Southwest Anatolia, Last Quarter 19th Century
Having a chestnut central panel with a serrated leaf branch within an oxidized black to aubergine inner border of serrated leaves and an outer rosette border
Approx 4ft. 11in. x 3ft. 5in. (150cm x 104cm)
Lot Essay
For a similar Melas, please see Bausback, Peter, Antike Orientalische Knupfkunst, Mannheim, 1978, pp. 122-123.
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