Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 79 × 119 cm

At a glance

A Qom from Iran, measuring 79 × 119 cm. That is roughly 0.94 m² of floor, about 2.6' × 3.9'. 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.

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.

Colour and appearance

The stated colourway is multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.