Samarkand Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 174 × 238 cm, Wool

The piece in short

A Samarkand from Pakistan, measuring 174 × 238 cm. That is roughly 4.14 m² of floor, about 5.7' × 7.8'.

What it is made of

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.

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.

How it reads

The stated colourway is Weiß / beige. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.