Bijar Persian Rug 228 × 142 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

The piece in short

This Bijar comes from Iran and measures 228 × 142 cm. The covered area is about 3.24 m² (7.5' × 4.7').

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 10 mm. Weight is given as ap. 12 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. Large enough to hold a full seating group.

On the knot count

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 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.

Age

Stated condition: new.