Turkey Milas Rug - 2.41 x 1.59 Extra Large

Turkey Milas Rug - 2.41 x 1.59 Extra LargeRug weaving started in Turkey since 13th century with the arrival of the Seljuks , who were nomadic tribes from central Asia. In Ottoman Turkey, weaving patterns and techniques changed in the early sixteenth century after conquests in Persia and Egypt. Anatolia had been known for carpets with stylized animal and geometric designs, but with these new cultural contacts, carpets designed around a central medallion and with flowing saz style vegetation

known for its fabulous Persian carpets

Chinese rugs are quite durable models

Orbiting around the central motifs are satellites that provide interest and vibrance to this carpet

but with these new cultural contacts

It has a great combination of geometric and curvilinear patterns

It is extremely difficult not to get truly excited by this outstanding rug made by a master craftsman that has signed his work

so many people hang them on the wall

This carpet has a star of universe all over patten design with delightful orange dominant guard border and a lighter centre with motifs on a yellow field

The quality of this rug is particularly high

The result is an extremely tightly woven

The rugs are known in the antique market from the early nineteenth century

but the overall impression is one of heavenly beauty