Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 56 × 87 cm

The piece in short

A Qom from Iran, measuring 56 × 87 cm. It covers approximately 0.49 m², or 1.8' × 2.9'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

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

Where it fits

Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

Knot density and quality

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.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.