What is the name of the oldest surviving pile carpet?
One of the most famous finds at Pazyryk is the Pazyryk carpet, which is probably the oldest surviving pile carpet in the world. It measures 183×200 cm and has a knot density of approximately 360,000 knots per square meter, which is higher than most modern carpets.
The middle of the carpet consists of a ribbon motif, while in the border there is a procession with elk or deer, and in another border warriors on horses. The Pazyryk carpet was manufactured in Ancient Armenia or Persia around 400 BCE. 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.
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17 Comments
Wyla Reedy
Had to do a "double take" on the question and picked the odd one.
michael d engels
Horrible use of language in the question... however beautiful carpet with striking colours... ;-)
Leapy Lee
Bizarre set of answers!
Chris Brown
I agree that this question is poorly written and the choice of possible answers gives the correct one away. And that is applicable to many of the contributions. I think it would have been more interesting and challenging if the contributor had given us a list of possible ancient sites. I have also found that many of the questions contributed to here are not interesting or challenging enough.
Denise Currie
anneli, Thank you, I will
Tybo
Agreed. Poorly constructed question
Sally Onyett
Joris van Pelt,
RIP Tesla Alset 🤔
Nicholas Miernicki
It's not "The Old Pile Carpet"?
Julio Guillermo Estrada Basurt
In Peru we could have older ones. I will check that
anneli
Denise Currie, Google Pazyryk, it's such an interesting story, how all those artifacts and burial sites were survived intact.
Chris Braid
I thought its name was Matt!😁 Terribly worded question by the wsy!
earlepg
Despite 14% guessing a language, the answer to this one was super easy to discern. Was this a "swan song" from brian l?
Joris van Pelt
the Pazyryk carpet can be seen at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Denise Currie
Wyla Reedy, That is how I got it too
Denise Currie
Eduardo Silva, I searched for this information and I found that it was excavated in 1947 but it dates back to the 5the century BC
bettye
Eduardo Silva, did you miss 400 BC? That would make it approximately 2,400 years old.