This carpet is definitely not wool or any other dense fiber. It's light and synthetic and cheap. That said, for the price, the look is awesome and will stand a good round of use. So if you're ok with not having a traditional, heavy Asian or Persian rug, this will make you happy.   

Pros: Pretty design -- did not disappoint.
Cons: Synthetic, thin and hard to "uncurl". It comes rolled, and even after weeks of laying flat, the edges are impossible to flatten out.