Hand-Knotted Wool Mamluk Pakistani Rug, 127 × 182 cm

At a glance

This Mamluk comes from Pakistan and measures 127 × 182 cm. That is roughly 2.31 m² of floor, about 4.2' × 6'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Format and use

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

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.

How it reads

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