Enjoy a taste from ages past with a "Oriental Carpet Mousepad". For centuries Oriental Carpets have been an expression of beauty and creativity. Oriental Carpets are made in virtually every Asian country from Turkey in the we to China in the east, with designs and motifs dating back to the 12th century. A carpet's name is almost always derived from the village or region in which it is woven. Each Oriental Carpet mousepad is NOT and image transfer or imprint but an authentic woven carpet adhered to USA made open cell foam rubber, the highest quality mousepad rubber in the world! For millennia, in countries spanning the globe, Oriental Carpets have maintained a quiet yet ever constant presence. Whether as art, a trade item, furnishing or investment, the Oriental Carpet crosses historical, ethnic and cultural lines in both Eastern and Western societies. The mere mention of “Oriental Carpets” can evoke the sounds and scents of ancient villages, bazaars, wooden looms, tea parlors and smoke-filled hookah dens. Not just scenes from films or a bygone past, but at this very moment such scenes are being lived out in many parts of the Eastern world. It is easy to envision Oriental Carpets accenting a beautifully furnished paneled library or a luxurious Victorian home. Upon hearing the name, most carpet lovers can see in their mind's eye the unique diamond-like shapes on rich indigo backgrounds and recognize a “Bokhara” (Uzbekistan). Many can correctly identify a lovely Tree of Life design and know it is a “Tabriz” (Persia).