Konya rugs photo gallery and guide

Konya, the most significant city south of Ankara in Central Anatolia, is renowned for its rich rug weaving tradition. As a cultural and spiritual hub, known for its connection to the Mevlana order founded by Jelaleddin Rumi, Konya has also become synonymous with some of the most important rugs from the region. While many rugs labeled as Konya rugs originate from surrounding areas, they share the artistic and cultural legacy of this historic center.

The Konya Rugs Photo Gallery includes examples such as a 16th-century rug housed in the Konya Ethnographic Museum, an 18th-century coupled-column niche rug, and various 19th-century prayer rugs. These pieces, with sizes ranging from fragments to full carpets, illustrate the craftsmanship and enduring appeal of Konya’s weaving traditions.

Check also our Konya rugs auction price guide.

Lot 7. Konya 190 x 124 cm Turkey, ca. 1880. Estimate € 3000 - 4000 — Konya 190 x 124 cm Turkey, ca. 1880. (Austria Auction Company 1 August 2020)

254 A COUPLED-COLUMN NICHE RUG, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, PROBABLY KONYA — A COUPLED-COLUMN NICHE RUG, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, PROBABLY KONYA. 18th century. Approximately 153 by 117 cm. (Sothebys 10 June 2020)

276 Konya — Konya fragment, central Anatolia, circa 1850s, 2ft. 10in. X 2ft. 9in. 0.86m. X 0.84m. (Netherhampton Salerooms 4 December 2019)

Lot 79 Konya — Konya first half 19th century. Size 191 x 110 cm.(Rippon Boswell 30 November 2019)

289 Konya prayer rug, 19th century — Lot 289: Konya prayer rug, 19th century, 7ft. 2in. x 4ft. 1in. 2.18m. x 1.25m. (Netherhampton Salerooms 2 September 2019)

259 Anatolian prayer rug — Antique Anatolian prayer rug, Konya area, last quarter of the 19th century, ca 118,5 x 114 cm. (Bukowskis June 2019)

Konya 139 x 104 cm, Turkey, late 19th century. (Austria Auction Company 18 May 2019)

Konya16th-KEM — Konya 16th century (Konya Ethnographic Museum)

Anatolian Konya prayer rug (Skinner 13 October 2016)

Dorotheum September 2015 — Lot 102. Konya, Central Anatolia, ca. 137 x 96 cm, late 18th century. (Dorotheum 21 September 2015)

Lot 102. Konya Rug, Central Anatolia, 19th century, 6 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. (Skinner 28 March 2015)

Konya prayer rug first half 19th century (Exhibited by DeWitt Mallaryat Sartirana Textile Show 2014)

konya19MircoCattai — Konya 19th century (Mirco Cattai at Sartirana Textile Show 2013)

DSCF3492KonyaPrayer17or18th_Serkan Sari — Konya 17th or 18th century. (Exhibitor Sarkan Sari at BARE 2013)

U18 — Lot 18, a Konya Rug, Central Anatolia, second half 19th century, 8 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. (Skinner 10 November 2012)

U93 — Lot 93, a Konya prayer rug circa 1800. Size 157 x 113 cm. (Dorotheum 26 September 2012)

Images in the Konya rug gallery are published with permission from auction houses, dealers, collectors or museums.