Samarkand Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 248 × 306 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Origin Pakistan, format 248 × 306 cm — a Samarkand made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 7.59 m² (8.1' × 10').

Materials and construction

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

Size and placement

A format for large rooms, with space for an entire seating arrangement.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as 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.