A carpet deliberately treated after weaving to look worn and antique. The finish typically involves washing (often stone washing, sometimes chemical treatment), occasionally strong sunlight, and cutting the pile short, which softens the colors and leaves a thin, low pile while keeping the durability of a new rug; many new Oushak-, Kazak- and Peshawar-style rugs are finished this way. Treated color can be told from genuine age: it looks bleached and shows a sharp band of color inside the fiber, whereas natural fading is gentle and even from tip to base, so a worn look alone does not prove a rug is old.