5’10″x6’6″ Ghirlandaio design Bergama; late 19th century, Western Anatolia (Turkey) Rugs were used by famous portait artists during the renaissance in their paintings to symbolize the wealth of the person…
1’8″x2’9″ East Anatolian Yastik, 19th century, East Anatolia (Turkey). For a similar example see plate 133 in Yastiks: Cushion Cover and Storage Bags of Anatolia, by Brian Morehouse. Our example…
3’10″x4’10” Melas, c. 3rd quarter 19th century, Southwest Anatolia This carpet, made in Melas (or Milas, after the Greek-founded Turkish Aegean city), has a famous Ottoman design motif present in…