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Shirvan prayer rug
Mideastern Caucasus, dated 1855 Venice, Rascid Rahaim Collection
This type comprises a good number of prayer rugs with a dark (blue or brown)
or light (ivory or white) ground, embellished with small flowerlike elements
arranged in an endless array inside hexagonal grids; the mihrab arch is
superimposed on this design and can be square, five-sided or pointed. In
this carpet, the mihrab arch is actually the inside border, which has a
white ground and is filled with a flowering vine that even extends into the
field. Above the arch, inside and on each side, are inscriptions, including
the date.
Published at Enza Milanesi, "The Carpet"
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