Vintage Turkish Prayer Rug, 3.3 x 5.2 ft, 101 x 160 cm, Handwoven Anatolian Wool Rug

This vintage Turkish prayer rug is a beautifully handwoven wool textile featuring a distinctive stepped mihrab composition. Its warm red central field is surrounded by soft gray-blue areas and layered floral borders in beige, brown, ivory, muted pink, and earthy green tones. The balanced geometry and naturally softened colors give the rug an elegant, timeworn Anatolian character.

Approximately 60 years old, this rug reflects the traditional craftsmanship of Turkish village weaving. Its handmade texture, subtle asymmetry, gentle fading, and age-related variations make it a unique vintage piece rather than a modern, machine-made reproduction.

For international buyers, this type of rug is commonly known as a Turkish prayer rug, mihrab rug, or seccade. In Turkish culture, a seccade is a personal rug traditionally used during prayer. The mihrab is the niche in a mosque wall that indicates the direction of prayer. Anatolian weavers adapted this architectural form into rug designs, often representing it as a pointed, arched, or stepped niche.

The central stepped form in this rug reflects that mihrab tradition, while the surrounding floral and geometric borders create a decorative frame. Although originally associated with devotional use, vintage prayer rugs are now also appreciated as collectible textile art and distinctive home decor.

This piece would work beautifully as a bedside rug, entryway accent, reading-corner textile, meditation-space rug, or wall hanging. Its muted vintage palette complements traditional, bohemian, rustic, eclectic, and collected interiors.

Natural fading, handmade irregularities, minor wear, and variations in the wool pile are consistent with the rug’s age and form part of its authentic character.

Details

Origin: Turkey
Age: Approximately 60 years old
Material: Wool
Technique: Handwoven
Design: Stepped mihrab prayer rug / seccade
Measurements: 101 x 160 cm
Measurements in feet: 3.3 x 5.2 ft
Colors: Red, gray-blue, beige, brown, ivory, muted pink, and earthy green
Condition: Vintage condition with natural age-related wear and handmade irregularities

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