Bergama Prayer Rug
Mid 19th century, 134 x 113 cm, North West Anatolia
Architectural in appearance, the field design of two straight-lined blue bands bent at right angles, their ends expanding into hexagons, and a central vertical band running through the apex of a roof-like arch at the upper end of the field harks back to a much older Central Anatolian type. The prayer rug from the Konya region published by Alexander illustrates the original composition of the type. As in many Anatolian prayer rugs, here, too, the direction of the pile runs counter to the direction of the design. – Slight signs of age and wear, low spots in the pile; otherwise well preserved, original finishes all around.
ALEXANDER, CHRISTOPHER, A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art. The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets. Berkeley 1993, Abb. S.127
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Mid 19th century, 134 x 113 cm, North West Anatolia
Architectural in appearance, the field design of two straight-lined blue bands bent at right angles, their ends expanding into hexagons, and a central vertical band running through the apex of a roof-like arch at the upper end of the field harks back to a much older Central Anatolian type. The prayer rug from the Konya region published by Alexander illustrates the original composition of the type. As in many Anatolian prayer rugs, here, too, the direction of the pile runs counter to the direction of the design. – Slight signs of age and wear, low spots in the pile; otherwise well preserved, original finishes all around.
ALEXANDER, CHRISTOPHER, A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art. The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets. Berkeley 1993, Abb. S.127
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