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A prayer rug based
on the design of the 13th century Seljuk rug fragment kept at Museum of
Turkish and Islamic Arts Code: SLJ685-2 Size: 109x150cm Size (ft): 3'6"x4'11" Area: 1.63 m2 Density: 170 000 knots per square meter, totally ~270 000 knots Colors (8): yellow, red, midnight blue, royal blue, sky blue, dark brown, ivory, maroon. Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks, natural dark brown sheep wool, natural ivory sheep wool. Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, ivory wool warps and ivory wool wefts (two shots). 1cm of flatwoven kilim ends at both sides. - wool on wool Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical) Pile height: 0.6 cm Ends: single knotted fringes Inscriptions: tamga (tribal seal) of three tribes: Afshar, Qaraqoyunlu and Qiniq  Weaver: Vasila Weaving Period: 3 (three) months Handwoven in Azerbaijan Design: The design of the rug is based on a Seljuk carpet fragment from the 13th century, now housed in the Museum of Turkic and Islamic Arts in Istanbul (inventory no. 685); the design is transformed into a prayer rug with the addition of a mihrab typical of that period. Click here to view the historical fragment and read more about it. |
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