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Afghan Ziegler Runner — photograph 1

Afghanistan · Medallion

Afghan Ziegler Runner

£650£750In stock, ready to ship

A truly exquisite Afghan Ziegler Runner — a masterpiece of understated elegance and timeless grace. Expertly hand-woven in Afghanistan using premium hand-spun wool on a sturdy cotton base, it offers a wonderfully soft, velvety feel underfoot alongside exceptional durability — designed to grace your home with quiet beauty for generations to come. Bathed in warm, gentle cream and ivory, the field flows with a graceful trail of delicate blossoms, palmettes and leafy vines — rendered in soft terracotta, muted sage and subtle gold. The palette is deliberately soft and refined, evoking the charm of an antique heirloom with a gentle, faded richness that brings instant warmth and calm to any space. Broad, intricately detailed borders frame the design in layers of sage, sand and soft red — each band echoing the floral motifs within in perfect harmony and balance. Measuring a generous 297 cm by 80 cm, this is the ideal runner — perfectly proportioned for hallways, corridors, kitchens, or to add a touch of quiet luxury along a staircase or beside a bed. It brings warmth, softness and a sense of timeless style to long, narrow spaces — transforming them from simple passageways into beautiful, welcoming features. A rare find in this size and condition — beautifully made, wonderfully soft, and ready to become a cherished part of your home.

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We will bring this rug to your home to see against your own floor and light. There is no obligation to buy.

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Specification

Origin
Afghanistan
Region
Northern Afghanistan
Knot density
approx. 90 KPSI
Dimensions
297 × 80 cm
Material
Wool
Pattern
Medallion
Time on the loom
approx. 5 months

Where it was woven

Northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan · hand-knotted on a vertical loom

Look closer

Count the knots yourself

This piece is woven at approx. 90 knots per square inch, which works out at approx. 331,453 knots in total — every one tied by hand, over approx. 5 months.

How that is worked out: 117 in × 31 in × 90 knots per sq. in. ≈ 331,453 — that is 297 × 80 cm converted to inches, because knot density is counted per square inch.

Magnify past 13× and the field stops being a picture and becomes what it actually is: rows of individual knots, each one a decision about colour made at a particular moment.

The same test works in the shop, on any rug, with no equipment. We wrote up how to do it in the back of the rug tells you everything.

1.0×80 cm across
Scroll or drag the slider to magnify. Past 13× the field resolves into the individual knots, at this rug’s true density — no two are quite the same colour.

Woven nearby

Similar origin, weave and palette.