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Afghanistan · Medallion
Afghan Khan Mohamedi
£275£375In stock, ready to ship
A paradise garden rendered entirely in silk. At 680 knots per square inch the individual blossoms resolve only when you kneel to look — which is precisely the point.
Enquire about this rug07940 922213
We will bring this rug to your home to see against your own floor and light. There is no obligation to buy.
- Delivery arranged individually — we confirm cost and timing before you commit
- We bring rugs to your home across London and the Home Counties
Specification
- Origin
- Afghanistan
- Region
- Afghan
- Knot density
- approx. 80 KPSI
- Dimensions
- 143 × 101 cm
- Material
- Wool
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Time on the loom
- approx. 6 months
Where it was woven
Afghan
Afghanistan · hand-knotted on a vertical loom
Look closer
Count the knots yourself
This piece is woven at approx. 80 knots per square inch, which works out at approx. 179,094 knots in total — every one tied by hand, over approx. 6 months.
How that is worked out: 56 in × 40 in × 80 knots per sq. in. ≈ 179,094 — that is 143 × 101 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.
1.0×101 cm across
Woven nearby
Similar origin, weave and palette.
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