I had been looking at Beni Ourian rugs and while the shag and high pile of them seems wonderful to the touch, I was hesitant. I found this one and read about the wool and from the pic guessed that it was lower pile good quality with the same design I liked...in fact, the design is what makes it! My friend said it looks like hieroglyphs from caves..it does and I luv, luv luv that about it. Excellent rug worth every penny! thank you weavers :-)