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Antique Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 4'×6' Green & Ivory, 1850s
| Stock number | 18576 |
| Size | 4 ft x 6 ft (1.22 m x 1.83 m) |
| Origin | Turkish |
| Age | Circa 1850 |
| Style | Turkish |
| Materials | Wool |
| Construction | Hand Knotted Pile |
| Colors | Green |
| Pattern | Allover |
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.
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