19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug
19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug

19th Century Turkish Anatolian Melas Prayer Rug

Stock ID: #18576
General Rug Type: Turkish Village
Specific Rug Type: Melas
Circa: 1850
Ground Color: Green
Border Color: Ivory
Origin: Turkey
Material: Wool
Weave: Pile - Knotted
Shape: Rectangle
Width: 4' ( 122 cm )
Length: 6' ( 183 cm )
Description
Melas

These are small rugs, often in prayer format, made in and around the town of Melas in southwest Turkey, near the Aegean Sea. The pile is short for a village rug, the colors favor red, yellow, pistachio green and light blue. Production reached a quality peak in the 19th century and all good ones predate 1900. Modern Melas work retains the same design motives but in a coarser and simplified manner. These are wholly commercial pieces and only the older ones are collectible.

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