CARPETS and MONEY

5th Century BC, This Saka carpet is known as the PAZYRYK carpet and is named after the place called Pazyryk in the Altay Mountains. It was found in an ancient "kurgan" burial chamber and is dated to be about 2500 years old.

Evrim GUNES, 14, 8th Grade,

Carpet weaving was developed to a

high-level by the Anatolian Seljuks. The oldest examples of carpets woven in Anatolia with the symmetrical ghiordes knot and surviving to the present day are dated to the 14th century. Adem YAVUZ, 13 , 7th Grade,

17th Century

Having an indigo pendant medallion on the crimson field with indigo stylized vinery and corner blue-black spandrels within the indigo stylized floral border.

Adem YAVUZ, 13 , 7th Grade,

Carpet, late 18th century Caucasus, Turkey Woolen warp, weft, and pile The design of this rug would have been striking in its boldness even in small scale, but is exceptionally powerful in a carpet of this size. The pattern, largely composed of medallions, octagons, and palmettes having a variety of floral and geometric forms, is repeated in near mirror image on both axes with a small palmette marking the center.

Zehra DOGAN, 14, 8th Grade,

1930-1940 Handmade Belongs to Kayseri province.

rem ERBEN, 13, 7th Grade,

5th Century BC, Huna Coin

Feridun ELEB, 14,8th Grade,

1241-1242 Coin of Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw II, Seljuk sultan of Anatolia, minted at Sivas, 1242. The coin was interpreted by Muslim contemporaries as showing the Christian queens influence over their sultan. Birgul KARAKAS, 13, 7th Grade

16th Century, Ottoman Empire Massive copper coin.

Hilal SAKAR, 14, 8th Grade,

1855 , It is 2,5 Ottoman Lira. Monetised during the reign of Sultan Abdulmecit. Didem BILGI, 14, 8th Grade,

1930-1940 The first paper money of Turkish Republic. On the right side of the money you can see the founder of the Turkish Republic M. Kemal ATATURK.

Hakan ESKI, 13, 7th Grade,