Sunday, March 9, 2014

Rugs for cleaning valued more than 200,000 USD

 

Just got this rug in for cleaning. Beautiful old Serapi. I would #appraise this #rug at $250,000. Funny thing is , it came with the house when they #purchased it.:)

A new version of the oldest rug ever discovered....

A new version of the oldest rug ever discovered......

The Pazyryk carpet
In a unique archaeological excavation in 1949, the exceptional Pazyryk carpet was discovered among the ices of Pazyryk Valley, in Altai Mountains in Siberia. The carpet was found in the grave of a Scythian prince. Radiocarbon testing indicated that the Pazyryk carpet was woven in the 5th century BC. This carpet is 283 by 200 cm (approximately 9.3 by 6.5 ft) and has 36 symmetrical knots per cm² (232 per inch²).  The advanced weaving technique used in the Pazyryk carpet indicates a long history of evolution and experience in this art. Pazyryk carpet is considered as the oldest carpet in the world.

Here is the original rug that was discovered in Siberia..

Here is the original rug that was discovered in Siberia
Here is the original rug that was discovered in Siberia

Rugs

A single piece of compact, woven, knitted, or tufted fabric intended as a floor covering. It is manufactured of natural or man-made fibers and is produced in various lengths and widths as well as a number of shapes round, square, oval, or rectangular. Each rug is a separate unit and is meant to cover only a portion of the floor area.

RUGS AND CARPETS

Carpet
A thick, heavy fabric made especially as floor covering. It is produced in long rolls of specified widths by weaving, knitting, or tufting natural or man-made fibers, It is installed wall-to-wall to cover the entire floor.