Antique Persian Rug, 247 × 149 cm, Wool

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 247 × 149 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. That is roughly 3.68 m² of floor, about 8.1' × 4.9'.

Construction

Stated material: new wool. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 10 mm. Weight is given as approx. 12 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is under 200,000 knots/m². In the mid range the pattern stays clearly legible without making the rug delicate.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as Weiß / beige. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Age

Stated age: antique. In a rug of this age, patina and some pile loss belong to the picture.