Kashan Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 313 × 400 cm, Wool

At a glance

A Kashan from Iran, measuring 313 × 400 cm. The covered area is about 12.52 m² (10.3' × 13.1').

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Format and use

At this size the rug defines the room rather than accenting it.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 200,000–299,999 knots/m². This knot density balances pattern definition against hard-wearing construction.

How it reads

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.