Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Moud Persian Rug, 293 × 395 cm

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Moud of 293 × 395 cm. It covers approximately 11.57 m², or 9.6' × 13'. Moud rugs are known for their fine Herati pattern.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool, silk. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. A large format for open-plan rooms or formal reception spaces.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

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