Wool Afghan Rug 273 × 199 cm, hand-knotted

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Afghanistan: a Oriental rug of 273 × 199 cm. It covers approximately 5.43 m², or 9' × 6.5'.

Construction

The pile is wool, on a warp of cotton. Construction method: hand-knotted. Weight is given as ap. 16 kg.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 200,000–299,999 knots/m². This knot density balances pattern definition against hard-wearing construction.

How it reads

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

Condition

Stated age: contemporary, 0–20 years old. As a contemporary piece the pile is still even and largely unwalked.