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The History Of Oriental Rugs

Oriental rugs have become cherished all over the world as works of art in the past century. The name, Oriental rug, has conventionally been used to describe hand-knotted rugs from the East. The number of knots per square inch, which is the area rugs density, can be a helpful gauge of the caliber and strength of the rug – the more knots the better. The great rug manufacturing regions have traditionally included Turkey, Persia, the Caucasus and Turkestan. there are many online stores that offer handmade, one of a kind, all natural Persian & Oriental rugs and carpets hand woven in wool and silk.

The art of Oriental style rug making reaches back into pre-history. Sadly very little is known about the earliest examples of knotted rugs. Siberian ice preserved the oldest surviving knotted rug, the 5th century Pazyryk carpet. However, as early as the eighth century BC rich people were decorating their homes with magnificent area rugs.

The Splendor Of The Oriental Style

Rug collectors often justify their obsession with handcrafted Oriental area rugs by explaining their desire to own a small piece of the rich history and beauty behind the rug. Rug weaving is a practice that spans the centuries over numerous cultures. We know that different forms of flat rug weaving were well developed 4000 years ago on the evidence of area rug fragments found in ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian tombs.

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