Qom Persian Rug 79 × 119 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

A Qom from Iran, measuring 79 × 119 cm. That is roughly 0.94 m² of floor, about 2.6' × 3.9'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

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. A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

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.