Samarkand Pakistani Rug 172 × 230 cm in Wool, hand-knotted

At a glance

A Samarkand from Pakistan, measuring 172 × 230 cm. That is roughly 3.96 m² of floor, about 5.6' × 7.5'.

Construction

The pile is 100% new wool, on a warp of 100% cotton. It is entirely hand-knotted.

Where it fits

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under 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.