Hand-Knotted Wool Mamluk Pakistani Rug, 172 × 232 cm

At a glance

Origin Pakistan, format 172 × 232 cm — a Mamluk made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 3.99 m² (5.6' × 7.6').

Construction

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

Size and placement

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

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