Mamluk Pakistani Rug 176 × 234 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

The piece in short

A Mamluk from Pakistan, measuring 176 × 234 cm. That is roughly 4.12 m² of floor, about 5.8' × 7.7'.

Materials and construction

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

Where it fits

A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

On the knot count

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 red and orange. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.