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Large prayer rug (part of a rug)
(سجادة صلاة كبيرة جزء من سجادة)

Title	Large prayer rug (part of a rug)
Title Original	سجادة صلاة كبيرة جزء من سجادة
Publication Date:	17th century
Publication Place	- Museum of Islamic Art
Subject	White and reddish-brown wool, hand-knotted.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول: 128 سم؛ العرض: 329 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	I. 25/61
Record ID	object;ISL;de;Mus01;38;ar
Library Location	Museum of Islamic Art
Date	17th century
Notes	This remaining piece of carpet is part of a prayer rug that was originally much larger. On this piece are drawings of six consecutive red niches, surrounded by dark blue arches that close toward the top. As for the drawing of the sixth mihrab on the left side, it was limited to half because the carpet was cut in this place and the border was placed on it. The niches are separated from each other by fine green lines that flow downward and appear as if they are a substitute for columns. The narrow border of the carpet consists of a doubled and reversed serrated pattern. On the one hand, light blue serrations alternate with yellow ones on the inner strip of the border, and on the other hand, an alternation between yellow and blue appears on the outer strip of the border, which is not completely preserved. This carpet, with its clear and distinct shapes and colors, is consistent with the Ottoman concept of the art of decoration and its organization. This rug is not one of those types characterized by dense and interwoven decoration, as is the case in most known large prayer rugs, but despite its simplicity, it applies the organizational design principles of filling the surfaces in an orderly manner, as we see repeated in Ottoman art since the fifteenth century. The simplicity of this art, its bright colors, and its strong expressive ability are greatly admired by the people of Central Europe in general. In general, the worshipers performed their prayers on these large rugs in rows facing the Qiblah in the mosque, and these parallel and adjacent niches on the carpet are only a general indication of the purpose of this type of carpet, because, in principle, it is permissible to pray on any clean and pure ground. It is noted that the layout of the mihrab on the carpet is narrow, such that each mihrab is not sufficient for one worshiper.
Sample Text	Annette Hagedorn “Large prayer rug (part of a rug)” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;de;Mus01;38;ar

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Large prayer rug (part of a rug)

(سجادة صلاة كبيرة جزء من سجادة)

Publication Date 17th century

Publication Place - Museum of Islamic Art

Subject White and reddish-brown wool, hand-knotted.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول: 128 سم؛ العرض: 329 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID I. 25/61

Record ID object;ISL;de;Mus01;38;ar

Library Location Museum of Islamic Art

Date 17th century

Notes This remaining piece of carpet is part of a prayer rug that was originally much larger. On this piece are drawings of six consecutive red niches, surrounded by dark blue arches that close toward the top. As for the drawing of the sixth mihrab on the left side, it was limited to half because the carpet was cut in this place and the border was placed on it. The niches are separated from each other by fine green lines that flow downward and appear as if they are a substitute for columns. The narrow border of the carpet consists of a doubled and reversed serrated pattern. On the one hand, light blue serrations alternate with yellow ones on the inner strip of the border, and on the other hand, an alternation between yellow and blue appears on the outer strip of the border, which is not completely preserved. This carpet, with its clear and distinct shapes and colors, is consistent with the Ottoman concept of the art of decoration and its organization. This rug is not one of those types characterized by dense and interwoven decoration, as is the case in most known large prayer rugs, but despite its simplicity, it applies the organizational design principles of filling the surfaces in an orderly manner, as we see repeated in Ottoman art since the fifteenth century. The simplicity of this art, its bright colors, and its strong expressive ability are greatly admired by the people of Central Europe in general. In general, the worshipers performed their prayers on these large rugs in rows facing the Qiblah in the mosque, and these parallel and adjacent niches on the carpet are only a general indication of the purpose of this type of carpet, because, in principle, it is permissible to pray on any clean and pure ground. It is noted that the layout of the mihrab on the carpet is narrow, such that each mihrab is not sufficient for one worshiper.

Sample Text Annette Hagedorn “Large prayer rug (part of a rug)” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;de;Mus01;38;ar