Number cc650
Material Wool
Style Pictorial
Type Anatolian
Origin Anatolian
Size 173 x 119
Age 1911
A very important late Ottoman rug of masterly refinement and historical significance. It was commissioned by the Young Turk CUP (Committee of Union and Progress ุญุฒุจ ุงูุงุชุญุงุฏ ู ุงูุชุฑูู) to commemorate the end of the civil strife in Istanbul that ended with Sultan Abdul Hamid II's abdication in 1908 and the erection of the public monument seen in this rug.
Beautiful calligraphy all around the perfectly spaced border. We also see two ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ heraldic royal Ottoman coat of arms medals hanging against the deep indigo.
Museum worthy.
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