Bijar Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 252 × 302 cm, Wool & Silk

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Bijar of 252 × 302 cm. That is roughly 7.61 m² of floor, about 8.3' × 9.9'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool, silk. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Size and placement

The rug is square. At this size the rug defines the room rather than accenting it.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as red and orange. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.