Silk Turkish Rug 120 × 120 cm, hand-knotted

At a glance

Origin Turkey, format 120 × 120 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 1.44 m² (3.9' × 3.9').

Materials and construction

Pile material is given as silk, warp as silk. It is entirely hand-knotted. Weight is given as approx. 6 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is round. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 600,000–699,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Age and condition

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