Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 71 × 298 cm, Silk

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 71 × 298 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 2.12 m² (2.3' × 9.8'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Size and placement

A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

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

It is catalogued under Braun / Gelb. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.