Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 204 × 131 cm

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 204 × 131 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 2.67 m² (6.7' × 4.3'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

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

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

The stated colourway is black and grey. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.