Second half 19th century, 183 x 137 cm, South West Anatolia

The golden yellow field of this classic Megri is divided into two sections by one blue-ground and one green-ground vertical design bar containing tree forms. The lower end of the field presents a horizontal row of geometric figures in an in-and-out rhythm. The wide border section consists of four panels. The light and warm palette is a typical feature of rugs from Megri (also known as Makri, now renamed Fethiye), a city on the Aegean that used to be largely populated by Greeks. - Original finishes all around, red kilim ends, some repairs to the sides, low spots in the pile.

OSTLER, HERBERT & GEISSELMANN, ÄGIDIUS, Die Teppichkunst des Orients und die Kunst der Moderne. Munich 1980, p. 47