Bergama Prayer Rug

Bergama prayer rug late 19th century.

Bergama prayer rug.

Coarse weave and overall low pile with scattered wear and a good sized vertical field tear. Ask about this. The back is flat and the wefts are sinuous. I like the archaic serrated leaf border.

Bergama rugs the fine wool on wool turkish rugs woven in bergama used only the finest quality fleece. Superb and very rare antique bergama prayer rug mid. The red dye used in this area sometimes causes the pile to erode and look as if it had been cut in relief. Interesting little rug found locally.

Their varied styles include compartmental medallions directional prayer niches kuba style leshgi stars and memling guls. 3 10 116 cm 6 182 cm turkish rugs. The format of bergama carpets is usually more nearly square than in other turkish types and the few known prayer rugs tend to be unusually small. On nov 30 2019.

Published in tappeto orıentale sf 95 11. A prayer rug or prayer mat is a piece of fabric sometimes a pile carpet used by muslims and some christians during prayer. Antique little west anatolian prayer rug. The niche at the top represents the mihrab and the direction of prayer.

The allen bergama prayer rug this rug has two to three shots of light red weft. The format of bergama carpets is usually more nearly square than in other turkish types and the few known prayer rugs tend to be unusually small. Anatolian prayer rug 144x201 cm. A good prayer rug of small almost square size with a traditional design.

This rug may well date back to the mid 18th century. Bergama re entrant prayer rug nagel 700 sammlerteppiche ethnologica 10. Ask about this. The top of the rug above the mihrab is in a soft green with the main field being in red.

Bergama rugs are generally seen to be derivative of ottoman court carpets. All good natural colors with nice light blue and green highlights. Bergama prayer rug early 19th century. Mid 19th century 113 x 97 cm north west anatoliadesigns and ornaments whose origins go back far into the past of th.

Antique bergamo prayer rug private collection italy. Antique western anatolian bergama region village prayer rug of small square size. Bergama rugs are known for having a red weft. Selvages not original and ends unraveling.

Anatolian prayer kilim of unknown. The field contains a large latch hook medallion along with a star in octagon and floral. Large central diamond designs for example are derived from a wreath motif seen in ottoman court prayer rugs of the 17th century.