Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 125 × 78 cm

About this rug

Origin Iran, format 125 × 78 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. That is roughly 0.98 m² of floor, about 4.1' × 2.6'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as approx. 4 mm. Weight is given as approx. 4 kg.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. At this size it works as an entryway mat or a bedside rug.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

How it reads

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

Period

Stated condition: new.