Turkish Double Mihrab Prayer Rug

Two mihrabs in one rug, and the red field between them glows.

Weavers of Konya, Turkey, made this double mihrab prayer rug in wool in the 20th century. Prayer rugs are commonly woven with an arched niche, the mihrab, to indicate the direction of prayer. Here two stepped, arched forms mirror each other at the ends of a deep red field, with a central medallion in blue and cream and small hooked motifs scattered around it. Multiple borders in gold, blue and red frame the whole. Short fringe edges one end.

A rug that does not need a room to be interesting, but will improve it.