File:Turkish - Prayer Rug - Walters 811 (2).jpg
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[edit]Prayer Rug ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Prayer Rug |
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Description |
English: During their daily prayers, Muslims traditionally roll out small rugs to cover the ground, creating a ritually clean space for their devotions. Likewise, the floors of mosques, which are places of communal worship, are covered with carpets on which Muslims perform their sequence of prayers.
Islamic prayer rugs vary enormously in decoration, but they frequently feature a framed panel with twin columns supporting an arch that represents the mihrab, or niche in the wall of a mosque, indicating the direction of prayer toward Mecca. With this 18th-century rug, the worshiper would see the arched form- and thus be reminded of Mecca- when looking down in prayer. |
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Date |
18th century date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Ottoman Empireera QS:P2348,Q12560 ) |
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Medium | wool pile, wool warp and weft | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 170 cm (66.9 in); width: 122.5 cm (48.2 in) dimensions QS:P2048,170U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,122.5U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
81.1 |
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Place of creation | Ghiordes, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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