As found: a very early 20th century very finely woven Persian Sarouk with the paint almost worn off measuring 4'4"x 6'6", one side has 39" of binding wear encroaching into pile at one end, and 3 1/2 inches of the same wear at opposite end, the other side has 5" of binding wear at one end and 5 1/2 inches of same wear at opposite end (i hope this is making sense), both ends need overcasting and both ends are still intact, full thick pile everywhere. The part of the rug that has 39" of binding wear encroaching into the pile is about under an inch wide. i hope the photos (that are cock-eyed: just got a new computer and still learning how to work it, so i apologize....) convey the binding issue's. Overall, this is a great rug and is priced right. Thanks for looking