DATED AH 1282/1865 AD

Details

A CENTRAL ANATOLIAN PRAYER RUG
DATED AH 1282/1865 AD
Bearing a date both in the apex of the mihrab and within the upper main border, localised old moth damage, minor loss at each end
5ft. x 4ft.1in. (151cm. x 124cm.)

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Lot Essay

The inclusion of Turkman-style guls within the border design of this dated central Anatolian rug, at a time when there was no published or illustrated literature on the subject, would suggest that trade routes were successfully carrying oriental carpets to the west from the Turkmen plateau.

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