Number 1801
Material Wool
Style Prayer Rug
Type Kilim
Origin Anatolian
Size 343 x 150
Age 1825
A 200 year old Ottoman flat weave from Central Anatolia. It is one of very few surviving Saph group prayer rugs. It is unusual for having 9 𝙈𝙚𝙝𝙧𝙖𝙗 prayer arches. It is exceedingly rare for being a kilim Saph and not merely a pile woven carpet Saph.
By the way, Saph derives from the Arabic صف "saff" meaning "row" (of arches).
It has tremendous graphic visual power and would look great hanging on a wall.
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