Bijar Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 260 × 342 cm, Wool

At a glance

A Bijar from Iran, measuring 260 × 342 cm. That is roughly 8.89 m² of floor, about 8.5' × 11.2'.

Construction

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

Where it fits

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

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.

Colour and appearance

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.