Qom Persian Rug 131 × 197 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 131 × 197 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 2.58 m², or 4.3' × 6.5'. 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. The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

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.