Hand-Knotted Wool Mamluk Pakistani Rug, 131 × 178 cm

At a glance

A Mamluk from Pakistan, measuring 131 × 178 cm. That is roughly 2.33 m² of floor, about 4.3' × 5.8'.

Materials and construction

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

Size and placement

A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

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

The stated colourway is multicolour. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.