Melas #40-1494
| Stock ID: | #40-1494 |
| General Rug Type: | Turkish Village |
| Specific Rug Type: | Melas |
| Circa: | 1880 |
| Ground Color: | Other |
| Origin: | Turkey - Melas |
| Width: | 4' 3" ( 130 cm ) |
| Length: | 4' 3" ( 130 cm ) |
DescriptionMelasDeprecated: Function utf8_encode() is deprecated in /home/orange26/public_html/antiquerugstudio/item.php on line 271 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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