Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 79 × 116 cm

At a glance

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 79 × 116 cm. The covered area is about 0.92 m² (2.6' × 3.8'). 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. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

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

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