10x14 ORIENTAL RUG ANTIQUE handmade carpet old VINTAGE WOOL HAND-KNOTTED animals

  
Rare 10' x 13'6 ft genuine hand knotted antique rug (very early 1900s estimate), a beautifully crafted authentic piece. Hand knotted from fine wool and silk along with natural dyes by skilled weavers. No stains, holes, tears, animal or smoke. Double knotted upon two foundation layers about 200 knots per square inch per foundation layer (200x2 = 400kpsi). Real silk used as high lights and in the animal figures. Tree of life, hunting, renewal and prosperity concepts. Old world laborious vegetable dye techniques still unmatched. Accents of blues, golds, earth tones, and more naturally derived dyes from pomegranate, beet, madder root, vermilion, indigo, lilac, weld, larkspur among many. See all 22 images and closeups.