The pazyryk rug was found in 1949 in the grave of a scythian nobleman in the bolshoy ulagan dry valley of the altai mountains in kazakhstan.
Pazyryk carpet date.
The pazyryk carpet it is believed that the first carpets appeared around the second millennium bc in east asia although remains of woven sheep wool date from the 7th millennium bc.
Horseman pazyryk felt artifact c 300 bc.
Article by nazmiyal antique rugs.
At over 2 000 years old the pazyryk carpet is the oldest in the world but its beauty remains timeless.
Unlike modern carpets from the 21st century which are made of synthetic fibers in the past the rugs were made of natural materials.
The pazyrk rug had been frozen in the ice and it was very well preserved.
5th 4th century bc.
The pazyryk culture is a scythian nomadic iron age archaeological culture c.
The pazyryk rug is one of the oldest carpets in the world dating around 5th c.
6th to 3rd centuries bc identified by excavated artifacts and mummified humans found in the siberian permafrost in the altay mountains kazakhstan and nearby mongolia.
When it was found it had been deeply frozen in a block of ice which is why it is so well preserved.
The carpet can be seen at the hermitage museum in saint petersburg russia.
Altai territory pazyryk boundary the valley of the river bolshoy ulagan.