Beautiful rug - good quality and exactly what I expected from viewing photos online.  Colors are rich and wool pile is luxurious.  The rug arrived rolled up with protective plastic and laid flat immediately.  We have furniture legs holding it in place so no pad is necessary on our bamboo flooring.  We find that this wool rug does not shed as much as our other wool area rugs, but there is some shedding as expected.   Nice warm colors.