Hand-Knotted Wool Mamluk Pakistani Rug, 102 × 159 cm

The piece in short

Origin Pakistan, format 102 × 159 cm — a Mamluk made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 1.62 m², or 3.3' × 5.2'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Size and placement

The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

Fineness of the knotting

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

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.