Afghan Rug 139 × 188 cm in Wool, hand-knotted

Overview

This Oriental rug comes from Afghanistan and measures 139 × 188 cm. That is roughly 2.61 m² of floor, about 4.6' × 6.2'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

Knot density and quality

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

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Age and condition

Stated condition: new.