Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 156 × 103 cm, Wool

Overview

Origin Iran, format 156 × 103 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 1.61 m², or 5.1' × 3.4'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 8 mm. Weight is given as ap. 6 kg.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

The stated colourway is blue / Türkis. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Age and condition

Stated condition: new.