Seren Rug 307 x 138cm

307 x 138cm

A colour palette which is predominantly a variable green with blues

231 x 173 cm

The colours and design are well executed with the "boteh" motifs in the central ground edged with the mysterious small animal motifs that we always think look like dinosaurs

Seren Rug 307 x 138cmAn exceptionally pretty 1930s prayer rug from Milas in southwest Anatolia. A glowing red pink mihrab on a pale green base is surrounded by bird like and floral borders. The all wool construction, the red weft and the diamond shaped mihrab are all characteristic of the weaving tradition in this area which may have begun as early as the seventeenth century. Overall even wear. Unusually for an antique rug, one flatweave end survives. Some loss to the