Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D2615

Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D2615Size 192 x 125 cm, 6'4 x 4'1 Khal Mohammadi had a business as Master Dyer in the city of Kabul in Afghanistan around 180 years ago. He started to commission a much higher grade of Afghan carpet using traditional and more unusual Afghan tribal designs that he thought would die out if not reproduced at that time. The workshop eventually was taken over by his family after his death and continued in production until the end of WW2, when the ravages of

and would have taken 51 days to weave and finish

This rug contains approximately1056000 knots

This rug contains approximately 114240 knots

7'10 x 5'9

Our current Indian supplier has produced versions that are the finest we have ever purchased and a superb quality

and would have taken 113 days to weave and finish Every pile rug has a nap so that the pile lies in one direction

Size 137 x 88 cm

Anyone familiar with original Persian soumak weaving knows that the bac of the rug has the thousands of loose ends hanging out of the back of the rug when turned over

4'11 x 3'0

This rug contains approximately 67704 knots

This rug contains approximately 187000 knots

Nearby is the Buddhist site of Sarnath where Buddha passed away and became a place of pilgrimage for his followers