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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.
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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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