This wonderful antique prayer rug is a masterpiece of weaving. Prayer rugs hold a special significance for collectors, for devout muslims and for the weavers themselves. Special care and attention were taken in their creation and often they are move finely woven than other rugs. This piece is distinguished by its excellent color, its finely drawn mihrab and the playfull variation of the "tulips" in the field. From the Shirvan region of the caucuses. Circa 1860. All natural dyes.