Antique Turkish Melas Rug Pre-1900 Ottoman Empire Geometric Wool Basketball HOF Pistons signed Beckett Among the many remarkable rug-weaving

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Antique Turkish Melas Rug Pre-1900 Ottoman Empire Geometric Wool Basketball HOF Pistons signed Beckett Among the many remarkable rug-weavingMelas: The Geometric Masters of the Aegean Coast The Melas weaving tradition comes from Milas (ancient Mylasa), a town in the Mula province of southwestern Turkey the Aegean coastal region that was, in the Ottoman era, one of the most culturally and commercially dynamic zones of the empire. Melas rugs are immediately recognizable to collectors: the bold geometric field compositions, the characteristic Melas border system of complex interleaved