Late 19th Century Turkish Prayer Rug

Turkish prayer rug late 19th century. Fully knotted by hand, Pure wool, Vegetable dyes, Size: 1,40mX0,85m. Old prayer rug in the historic old town of Niğde. This city is located in the central south of Anatolia, 1890-1910 The narrow, long and steep mihrab is very characteristic. In this case, the width of the Mihrab is in golden section with the width of the edge. Beautiful calm colors, sweet lavender and Camel. At the edge, you will find ornaments of Caucasian origin; nomads from the Caucasus also settled in Anatolia. Turkish carpets, also called Anatolian rugs, are from Turkey. The oldest carpets found in Turkey date back to the 13th century and were discovered in the city of Konya, which for a long time was the center of carpet production in Turkey. Carpets made in the 14th and 17th centuries are quite comparable to Persian rugs. Turkish carpets are largely influenced by the Greeks, who once dominated carpet production. These carpets, which are thicker, are made of wool, cotton, and silk, and they are always tied with the Turkish knot, also called knot of Ghiordes or turkbaff. The commonly used motifs are inspired by prayer niches with more geometric shapes. Neither humans nor animals are represented, since the Koran forbids it.