Samarkand Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 210 × 302 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Origin Pakistan, format 210 × 302 cm — a Samarkand made entirely by hand. That is roughly 6.34 m² of floor, about 6.9' × 9.9'.

What it is made of

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

Size and placement

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. Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as multicolour. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.