Hand-Knotted Wool Bijar Persian Rug, 131 × 204 cm

Overview

Origin Iran, format 131 × 204 cm — a Bijar made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.67 m² of floor, about 4.3' × 6.7'.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 10-12mm.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as 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.