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element ⪢⪢
Centuries ago, the tomb was looted exposing it to the elements and allowing the freezing weather in. #bookmark
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element ⪢⪢
Elements of this old peice of carpet are similar to the type of design we might expect to see today.
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front room ⪢⪢
At 9 feet long and 6 feet wide, it would take up quite a lot of space in most modern _____.
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Griffin ⪢⪢
There are depictions of flower blossoms, animals, the sun and riders on horseback. There is even a winged Griffin on one of the borders. #bookmark
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Pazyryk ⪢⪢
It's the Pazyryk rug and it's 2,600 years old. #bookmark
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route ⪢⪢
The valley it was found in was a popular trade route between Central Asia and China, so it's impossible to say for sure who made the carpet or which country it was made in. #bookmark
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rug ⪢⪢
Were it not for that freezing process, the rug might not be quite so well preserved. #bookmark
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Sergei Rudenko ⪢⪢
Russian archeologist Sergei Rudenko found it in 1949 in the tomb of the Scythian prince in Mongolia. #bookmark
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vintage fashion ⪢⪢
If you an appericator of fine vintage fashion and you have a taste for old rugs, this one might appeal to you but it would cost a lot of money to lay your hands on it. #bookmark
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