Pazyryk carpet

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Pazyryk Rug, wool, antique design. Megerian Carpet , город Երևան, Yerevan

THE OLDEST CARPET IN THE WORLD – THE PAZYRYK RUG In 1949, a Russian archeologist Sergei Rudenko made a groundbreaking discovery in a Scythian tomb in southern Siberia, in the context of the history of weaving. Searching through Siberia, precisely the part called Pazyryk Valley, he excavated a tomb of a Scythian Prince with all the treasures that had been buried within for over 2500 years. Dating back to 500 B.C. Read more; https://www.victoriousflooring.com/pazyryk-carpet/

The Pazyryk Carpet from 5th Century BC--hand knotted. Scythians (nomads originating in Iran). Found in 1948 in the tomb of Scythian prince of Altai in Pazyryk Valley--Altai Mountains at 5400 feet above sea level.

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Pile carpet. Pazyryk barrow no. 5, 252-238 BCE. Wool. 183 x 200 cm. Pub.: Rudenko 1953, pp. 351-356; pl. CXV-CXVI; Rudenko 1968, Ch. 2; Rudenko 1970, pp. 298-304; pl. 174-175; Opie, Tribal Rugs, Ch. 3; Hermitage website.

The Pazyryk carpet - One of the oldest frozen works of art. The Pazyryk carpet found in Siberia's Altai Mountains in 1948 is about 2,500 years old. It is currently held in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. It was buried in the tomb of the Prince of Altai, but was left behind by thieves robbing all other objects. The combination of freezing temperatures and the protection of the grave kept it in good condition.

Oldest Oriental rug

The oldest surviving knotted carpet is the Pazyryk rug, excavated miraculously in the frozen tombs of Siberia, dated from the 5th to the 3rd century B.C., now in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. This square tufted carpet, almost perfectly intact, is considered by many experts to be of specifically Armenian, origin. The eminent authority […]

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Here we present the captivating story of the Pazyryk rug. In 1949, a Russian archeologist Sergei Rudenko made a groundbreaking discovery, especially in the context of the history of weaving.…

The Pazyryk carpet - detail. The oldest known carpet in the world. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

For around 2,500 years the 'Pazyryk Carpet' was an undiscovered gem of the world, hidden from view yet preserved remarkably in the icy mountains of southern Russia.

http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/museums/shm/shmpazyryk.html

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