Fine Early Basra Ghiordes 'Prayer Rug', West Anatolia, late 18th century, wool/part- cotton/wool, approx. 165 x 120 cm, condition: (Oxidations, traces of age/use, old repairs, professionally cleaned), remarkable fine quality Ghiordes prayer rug made for the christian churches in Basra (Iraq), this group of prayer rugs belongs to the Transylvanian rugs, characteristic backside with so-called 'Lazy-Lines', museum quality, (Literature comp.: M.L.Eiland Jr., A World of Carpets & Textiles, p.260, pl.27. Literature comp.II: R.Calatchi, Orientteppiche, Geschichte ästhetik Symbolik, p.93). Special-Auction including a important collection: Antique, old and decorative collector rugs & carpets. Please ask for condition-reports and more high-resolution detail photos. Henrys Auktionshaus AG Department Rugs & Carpets, teppich, tapis, tappeto, alfromba.