Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 132 × 194 cm

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 132 × 194 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 2.56 m², or 4.3' × 6.4'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Where it fits

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as 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.