Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 60 × 96 cm

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 60 × 96 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 0.58 m² (2' × 3.1'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Where it fits

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

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 multicolour. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.