Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road 


Vol. 7,  No. 2, pp. 1-38, Dec.  2022
10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001


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Many knotted carpets from western China and Central Asia from 700 BCE to 700 CE demonstrate strong resemblances to the Assyrian-Persian stone reliefs and Hellenistic-Romanmosaics. Egypt reveals the earliest samples in plain linen fiber and carpets with colorful designs in the mural paintings. The Egyptian wall decoration in faience shows the motifs of waterlily in two variations in the design, both of which appear in the Assyrian floor thresholds designs. The same waterlily or four-petal design in the Egyptian and Assyrian stonework also appear in the Pazyryk knotted carpet in the same manner. The Assyrian thresholds show a composition with a central area and borders in a square or rectangular overall design, which again parallels the Pazyryk carpet. The ideas of composition and motifs commonly seen in the Hellenistic and Roman mosaics appear in the carpets of Central Asia and western China. The similarities between the stone mosaic works and carpets demonstrate clearly that the remote places and peoples in ancient times learned from, and exchanged with, each other the ideas and artistic styles, and integrated to create some local artistic traditions, thanks to the roles the easy-to-carry textiles played throughout the Silk Road. The carpets played their roles: as practical material for daily use, and as carrier of cultural information through their designs.

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H. ZHANG, "Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road," Acta Via Serica, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 1-38, 2022. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001.

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He ZHANG. 2022. Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road. Acta Via Serica, 7, 2, (2022), 1-38. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001.

[APA Style]

ZHANG, H. (2022). Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road. Acta Via Serica, 7(2), 1-38. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001.

[MLA Style]

He ZHANG. "Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road." Acta Via Serica, vol. 7, no. 2, 2022, pp. 1-38. doi:10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001

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He ZHANG (2022) 'Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road', Acta Via Serica, 7(2), pp. 1-38. doi:10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001

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ZHANG, H.. Acta Via Serica 7 2022, 1-38. 10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001

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ZHANG, H.. Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road. Acta Via Serica, v. 7, n. 2, p. 1-38, 2022. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001

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He ZHANG. "Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road." Acta Via Serica 7, no. 2 (2022): 1-38. doi:10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001

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He ZHANG. "Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road." Acta Via Serica 7, no. 2 (2022): 1-38. 10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001

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He ZHANG. Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics – Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road [Acta Via Serica]. 2022;7:1-38. DOI:10.22679/avs.2022.7.2.001

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