Bakhtiari Persian Rug 137 × 212 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

Overview

Origin Iran, format 137 × 212 cm — a Bakhtiari made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.9 m² of floor, about 4.5' × 7'.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 12-15mm.

Format and use

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

Knot density and quality

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

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.

Age

Stated condition: new.