Qom Persian Rug 60 × 95 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 60 × 95 cm. The covered area is about 0.57 m² (2' × 3.1'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

Knot density and quality

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.

Colour and appearance

Colour is recorded as blue / Türkis. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.