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    Aylin enjoying a selection of carpets from Türkiye's Uşak Province — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir.
    Map showing the primary carpet-weaving regions of Türkiye — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir."Derivative of a Holbein Rug" (Konya/17th century) — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir."Double-Wheel Village Rug" (Konya/17th century) — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir.A Memluk-era carpet from the period between 1250-1517 ... likely wowen in Cairo, Egypt.Village rugs from the Bergama & Konya regions — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir."Infinite Design" Village Rug (17th-18th century) — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir.Wool rug from Kula Demirci (first half of the 19th century) — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir.Prayer Rug from Konya (19th century) — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir.Prayer Rug from Gördes (19th century) — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir.Prayer Rug from Kula Demirci (c. 1902) — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir."Transylvanian Column Rug" (Kula/mid-17th century) — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir.Museum foyer ... Mattheys Mansion — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir.Around Mattheys Mansion — Arkas Sanat ... Bornova, İzmir.

    Bornova: Arkas Sanat … Carpets Galore

    September 22, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F

    Arkas's carpet collection is world renowned. As the website states, it brings “… together rare examples of Anatolian Carpets of the Classical Period, Anatolian Tribal Carpets, Ottoman Palace Carpets, and European Tapestries. …”

    We saw some of these beautiful carpets, including the tapestries, at Arkas Sanat Urla last year. Today, after strolling the grounds of the former Mattheys Mansion — now the home of Arkas Sanat Bornova — our eyes feasted on Anatolian carpets hand-woven between the 16th and 19th centuries … primarily in the western and central regions of Türkiye.

    That the Arkas family have gone all out to share their wealth of art and cultural artifacts with the people of — and visitors to — Türkiye goes without saying. Arkas Sanat Bornova is an excellent addition to the series of museums the family has founded … one that we enjoyed tremendously today.    Read more