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

About this rug

A Qom from Iran, measuring 96 × 96 cm. That is roughly 0.92 m² of floor, about 3.1' × 3.1'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

The rug is square. 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.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as Weiß / beige. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.