Bijar Persian Rug 253 × 337 cm, Wool & Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 253 × 337 cm — a Bijar made entirely by hand. That is roughly 8.53 m² of floor, about 8.3' × 11.1'.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool, silk. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 10-12mm.

Size and placement

A format for large rooms, with space for an entire seating arrangement.

Fineness of the knotting

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. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.