Bijar Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 142 × 216 cm, Wool

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 142 × 216 cm — a Bijar made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 3.07 m² (4.7' × 7.1').

What it is made of

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 12-15mm.

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 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.