Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 240 × 347 cm

About this rug

A Qom from Iran, measuring 240 × 347 cm. It covers approximately 8.33 m², or 7.9' × 11.4'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. At this size the rug defines the room rather than accenting it.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

Colour and appearance

The stated colourway is Weiß / beige. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.