Bijar Persian Rug 170 × 225 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 170 × 225 cm — a Bijar made entirely by hand. That is roughly 3.83 m² of floor, about 5.6' × 7.4'.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 10-12mm.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

Colour and appearance

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