Silk Road Collections
Featured Rugs
Pazyryk Rug
- Size3.8 x 7.0 Ft.
- KPSI400 Double Turkish Knots
- Dye100% Organic Natural Dye
- Material100% Silk
This is a new rug made by Master Natural Dyer Mr. Fatullo Kendjaev in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, the “dominant Turkish ethnic country”. It is a copy of the “Pazyryk” rug, the oldest known surviving rug in the world. In a unique archaeological excavation in 1949, the exceptional Pazyryk carpet was found in the grave of a Scythian Prince, buried under the ice of Pazyryk Valley, in the Altai Mountains of Siberia.
Radiocarbon testing indicates that the Pazyryk carpet was woven in the 5th century BC. This famous carpet is 283 by 200 cm (approximately 9.3 by 6.5 ft.) and has 36 symmetrical “Turkish” knots per cm² (232 per inch). The advanced weaving technique used in the Pazyryk carpet indicates a long history of evolution and experience in the art of carpet weaving. It's central field is a deep red color and it has two wide borders, one depicting deer and the other Assyrian or Babylonian horsemen.
Silk Road Collections Related
Just a note to say "thanks" for the great rug that I purchased from you during the holidays. I found some clips that have plastic inserts so they do not damage the rug and I hung it in my office. I've also started reading about Persian rugs and I'm having a lot of fun going to estate sales in L.A. and checking out the bargains. Thanks again for making our trip so much fun.
Mark Dawson
While visiting Santa Fe, my wife and I bought a small Turkman rug in your gallery. It arrived today. The new fringe looks great, and the mat makes a big difference. Thank you. It's beautiful.
Peter H. Pawlowicz
Thank you so much for the runner. It goes with the hassock you so extremely kindly gave me last year. It also perfectly fits a traffic pattern in my house. It's lovely.
Sheila
We wish to thank you for the two beautiful rugs we now have hanging in our house. Also we very much appreciate the prompt response to my request to see more rugs made in Persia. The copy of your rug book and the appraisal arrived also.
Smitty Hoegstett
Many thanks for the rugs. It has been a pleasure doing business with you.I'm sure we will be associated in the future.
Ernesto & Amanda