Bijar Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 257 × 354 cm, Wool

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 257 × 354 cm — a Bijar made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 9.1 m² (8.4' × 11.6').

What it is made of

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

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. 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.

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.