Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 75 × 113 cm

The piece in short

A Qom from Iran, measuring 75 × 113 cm. The covered area is about 0.85 m² (2.5' × 3.7'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

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.

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.

On the colourway

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