Avanos Antique Prayer Rug, Cappadocia, 127 X 187 Cm, Hand-knotted Wool On Wool Circa 1900

Avanos carpet originating from Cappadocia, and more precisely from the "Valley of a thousand churches", measuring 127 cm wide by 187 cm long around 1900.
The Avanoce are knotted by women in a traditional style, they present cheerful colors and original. the essential difference of these carpets compared to other Turkish carpets is noted in the conservation of the type of old Gördes, while adding an important part of originality.
The design of this style of carpet remains strictly unique to the Avanos, the mihrab, decorated with its suspension, the characteristic red, the twin columns often present, and a tight but never stiff knot, which make them fluid and flexible carpets.
These elements incline to immediately recognize an Avanos The weft is in double wool, the warp in wool followed by a velvet in wool.
Dimensions: width: 127 cm (50") x length: 187 cm (73")
# The "Valley of a thousand churches" in Cappadocia is a region where the ancient Christians sheltered in many caves, 3000, around the 4th century , they left chapels and extraordinary Christian churches in these caves, hence the origin of the name of this valley;
This carpet of great beauty and delicacy of design and color is a pure jewel of Cappadocian art from the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century.
## Note, the slight wear on the surface of the suspension due to the fervor and devotion of its former owner(s)
This rug can be used as a decorative element on the floor, but at the sight of its great beauty, it can also be placed as a decoration on a wall.
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This carpet has been professionally and ecologically cleaned.
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