A cross-shaped pattern composed of lotus buds from the Pazyryk carpet, discovered in the Altai Mountains and dating back to the 5th-4th centuries BC.
Details
Dating: 5th-4th centuries BC. Location: Discovered in 1949 in the Altai Mountains, Pazyryk Kurgan 5. Currently kept in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Dimensions: 183 × 198 cm. Technical specification: Entirely woolen. Woven using a symmetric (double) knot with a density of 3600 knots/dm².
