Carpet with Double-Ended Triple Niche
This carpet represents a later and rather abstract interpretation of the coupled-column prayer rug type (see no. 22.100.62); here, the columns have been omitted and the sense of architectural space is lost through the doubling of the design. The carpet displays a wide variety of floral motifs, some of which recall the classical repertoire of Ottoman art. Most evident are the tulips in the border, while the stylized leaves above and below the red fields resemble the feathery saz or the split-palmette. Further characteristics of the weaving tradition of west-central Anatolia are the rosette-like flowers and the rich palette with deep red in the center, blue, yellow, light green, peach color, undyed white, and brown.
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