Bijar Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 345 × 563 cm, Wool

The piece in short

A Bijar from Iran, measuring 345 × 563 cm. It covers approximately 19.42 m², or 11.3' × 18.5'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool.

Where it fits

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

Colour and appearance

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.