Qom Persian Rug 83 × 119 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 83 × 119 cm. The covered area is about 0.99 m² (2.7' × 3.9'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. At this size it works as an entryway mat or a bedside rug.

Fineness of the knotting

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 multicolour. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.