Arts & Culture Desk

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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message on Tuesday offered condolences on the demise of ‘Mohammad Seirafian, the weaver and donator of "Oneness of Mankind" carpet to the United Nations.

Arts & Culture Desk

Arts & Culture Desk

Arts & Culture Desk

Arts & Culture Desk

By Yngwie Scheerlinc*

Carpets have been woven for thousands of years, with the world’s oldest known carpet, the Pazyryk Carpet, discovered in 1948. It was found preserved within the frozen tomb of a Scythian chief in Siberia’s Altai Mountains, with radiocarbon testing revealing that it was woven around the 5th century BC. But considering its sophisticated design and advanced weaving techniques, it’s believed that carpets have been woven for at least 4,000 years, carpetcellar.com wrote.

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