Qom Persian Rug 87 × 123 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

Overview

A Qom from Iran, measuring 87 × 123 cm. The covered area is about 1.07 m² (2.9' × 4'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Format and use

Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

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

The stated colourway is multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.