First,, this rug is a powder puff of shedding! This is my fourth wool rug,non of the others shed like this one!Filled my vacuum canister up twice and it's still all over my dark wood floor!! Second,,the patterns on this rug are barely visible,the center medallion isn't at all much lighter than the rest of the rug,it almost basically looks like it is all one color with just a few spurious lighter shades of gold! Was disappointed because I purchased the round one to go under round dining table with a light silver metal base,and the medallion would've looked so nice under it, but can't even tell that it has a medallion!  Color looks like a mix between a sweet potato and a yam! Not returning because helper threw out packing material!...Oh well!!