Hand-Woven Wool Kilim Persian Rug, 223 × 284 cm

About this rug

A Kilim from Iran, measuring 223 × 284 cm. It covers approximately 6.33 m², or 7.3' × 9.3'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. Construction method: hand-woven. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

Flatweave

As a flatweave this piece has no pile: front and back carry the same pattern, and it lies very flat.

How it reads

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