Hand-Knotted Wool Bijar Persian Rug, 69 × 208 cm

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 69 × 208 cm — a Bijar made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 1.44 m², or 2.3' × 6.8'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 10-12mm.

Format and use

The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

How it reads

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.