Hand-Knotted Wool Qom Persian Rug, 157 × 110 cm

The piece in short

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 157 × 110 cm. The covered area is about 1.73 m² (5.2' × 3.6'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 10 mm. Weight is given as ap. 6 kg.

Format and use

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

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

How it reads

It is catalogued under red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Period

Stated condition: new.