Mujur

First half 19th century, 160 x 127 cm, Central Anatolia

This classic Mujur prayer rug is virtually indistinguishable from an example published by Denny in 1979. Like the latter, it shows two large water jugs standing in the green section above the prayer arch, flanking its tower-like tip. – Signs of age and wear, uniformly low pile, major repiled sections in the red field. Original finishes all around.

DENNY, WALTER B., Oriental Rugs. o.O.(Washington, DC). Smithonian Institution 1979, Tf.7 *** TKF-WIEN (Hrsg.), Antike Orientteppiche aus österreichischem Besitz. Wien 1986, Nr.34