Antique Qom Persian Rug, 86 × 56 cm, Silk

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 86 × 56 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. That is roughly 0.48 m² of floor, about 2.8' × 1.8'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as approx. 6 mm. Weight is given as approx. 18 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

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

Period

Stated age: antique. As an antique piece, condition should be judged against its age.