Bijar Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 113 × 166 cm, Wool

Overview

A Bijar from Iran, measuring 113 × 166 cm. It covers approximately 1.88 m², or 3.7' × 5.4'.

What it is made of

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

Size and placement

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

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.

How it reads

The stated colourway is 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.