Qom Persian Rug 130 × 202 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 130 × 202 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 2.63 m² (4.3' × 6.6'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Where it fits

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

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

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.