Hand-Knotted Wool Indian Rug, 243 × 172 cm

The piece in short

A Oriental rug from India, measuring 243 × 172 cm. That is roughly 4.18 m² of floor, about 8' × 5.6'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: bamboo silk (viscose), cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as approx. 10 mm. Weight is given as ap. 16 kg.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. Large enough to hold a full seating group.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

Colour and appearance

Colour is recorded as Weiß / beige. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Age

Stated condition: new.