Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D2682

Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D2682Size 98 x 51 cm, 3'3 x 1'8 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 this

This rug contains approximately 207000 knots

with backgrounds that reflect the topography of their transient settlements whether it be a desert

This rug contains approximately 139500 knots

Hand-made in Kazakhstan from hand-spun wool and natural dyesThis rug contains approximately 140400 knots

Hand-made in India from New Zealand wool

Size 123 x 84 cm

Size 119 x 80 cm

Size 126 x 80 cm

Hand-made in Kazakhstan from hand-spun wool and natural dyesThis rug contains approximately 514500 knots

Size 252 x 80 cm

and would have taken 105 days to weave and finish Every pile rug has a nap so that the pile lies in one direction

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