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Ming Imperial Dragon Carpet, China, c. 1600 (Lot 50, Sold for: $324,500). (Skinner Auctioneers/AsiaWire)

Royal Ming Dynasty Chinese Carpet Sold For USD 324,500

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:June 3, 2022

An emperor's carpet that once lay in China’s Imperial Palace during the Ming dynasty has been sold for USD 324,500. The carpet - showing a large dragon around a flaming…

Camouflage of Southern copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix) on March 19, 2022 in Louisiana, United States. (@il_mayne/Newsflash)

Can You Spot The Venomous Snake In The Grass?

Post author:Pol F.
Post published:June 2, 2022

This is the moment a venomous southern copperhead snake is spotted completely camouflaged hiding among a forest carpet of leaves. The video was recorded by Isaiah Lieberenz in the state…

The oldest carpet in the world from Turkey

Ancient Turk Tribes Made Worlds Oldest Carpet

Post author:Lee Bullen
Post published:April 20, 2020

A historian has said that this 2,500-year-old carpet removed from a grave at the foot of the Altai Mountains was made by ancient Turkish tribes. Ibrahim Tellioglu, a historian at…

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