Mamluk Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 149 × 204 cm, Wool

At a glance

A Mamluk from Pakistan, measuring 149 × 204 cm. That is roughly 3.04 m² of floor, about 4.9' × 6.7'.

Materials and construction

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

Size and placement

Large enough to hold a full seating group.

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.

Colour and appearance

The stated colourway is 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.