Pazyryk carpet

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Decorative arts · c. 400 BC · Pazyryk, Altai · Eastern Europe & Russia

The world's oldest pile carpet, preserved in a frozen burial mound

Pazyryk carpet — PHG · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Scythian animal style — Coiled and twisted beasts in gold and felt — the art of the Great Steppe's nomads
Century: 5th century BC

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