The 2,500-year history of oriental carpet
Until 1949,when sergei i.rudenko discovered the pazyryk
Carpet in Scythian burial mond in the altai mountain range of southern Siberia ,the history of oriental carpet derived,to a large extent,from examples found in treasuries churches,and the treasuries and palaces of emperors and kings as well as in stately homes of noblility who had had contacts with east,resulting either from trade or from war.
with the pazyryk carpet now date from the 40-50 century BC,we are faced with the unprecedented instance of an excavated carpet preserved in its original size.moreover,its state of preserved in its original size.moreover; itstate of preservation differs substantially from that of other finds,because plié and colours often survive better under the protection of earth or ice.