Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 99 × 149 cm

About this rug

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 99 × 149 cm. The covered area is about 1.48 m² (3.2' × 4.9'). 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. This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

Colour and appearance

It is catalogued under red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.