A SOUTH EASTERN ANATOLIAN 'REYHANLI' KILIM Central Turkey, second half...
A SOUTH EASTERN ANATOLIAN 'REYHANLI' KILIM
Central Turkey, second half of the 19th century
Rare prayer kilim, its exceptional craftmanship can be compared to the kilims of Sehna; comprises 12 narrow borders surrounding a field of white cotton on which is depicted a mihrab of which is unusual shape belongs to the Reyhani group, two finely stitched ewers face the top of the mihrab; the complementary motifs scattered throughout the red mihrab are the same as the ones found on all Reyhanlu kilims.
167cm x 101cm
Exhibited:
'In Praise of Allah, Prayer Kilims from the Near East', Yanni Petsopoulos.
Published:
Petsopoulos, Y., Les Kilims: tapis tissés et brodés du Moyen Orient, Paris, France, no.217.
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki
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A SOUTH EASTERN ANATOLIAN 'REYHANLI' KILIM
Central Turkey, second half of the 19th century
Rare prayer kilim, its exceptional craftmanship can be compared to the kilims of Sehna; comprises 12 narrow borders surrounding a field of white cotton on which is depicted a mihrab of which is unusual shape belongs to the Reyhani group, two finely stitched ewers face the top of the mihrab; the complementary motifs scattered throughout the red mihrab are the same as the ones found on all Reyhanlu kilims.
167cm x 101cm
Exhibited:
'In Praise of Allah, Prayer Kilims from the Near East', Yanni Petsopoulos.
Published:
Petsopoulos, Y., Les Kilims: tapis tissés et brodés du Moyen Orient, Paris, France, no.217.
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki
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Time, Location
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