Mamluk Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 208 × 297 cm, Wool

At a glance

This Mamluk comes from Pakistan and measures 208 × 297 cm. That is roughly 6.18 m² of floor, about 6.8' × 9.7'.

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

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.

Colour and appearance

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.