A mid-19th-century Turkish Anatolian Melas prayer rug from around 1850, measuring approximately 121.9 × 182.9 cm (about 4’0″ × 6’0″). The composition centers on a green field with an ivory border, executed in the prayer-rug format characteristic of Turkish village production for personal devotional use.
Melas (or Milas) is a small town in southwestern Anatolia, historically a center of Turkish village rug weaving with a distinctive vocabulary of mihrab (prayer arch) compositions and characteristic golden-yellow, green, and red color palettes.
Hand-knotted wool. Authentic one-of-a-kind antique village rug.
At a glance
· Origin: Turkey, Anatolia / Melas · Period: 1850s · Material: Wool · Weave: Hand-knotted (pile)
· Type: Melas village prayer rug · Dimensions: ~121.9 × 182.9 cm (≈4’0″ × 6’0″)
· Ground color: Green · Border color: Ivory · SKU: 18576