Hand-Knotted Wool Malayer Persian Rug, 508 × 100 cm

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 508 × 100 cm — a Malayer made entirely by hand. That is roughly 5.08 m² of floor, about 16.7' × 3.3'.

What it is made of

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 10 mm. Weight is given as approx. 10 kg.

Format and use

Large enough to hold a full seating group.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is under 200,000 knots/m². This knot density balances pattern definition against hard-wearing construction.

How it reads

It is catalogued under red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Age

Stated age: contemporary, 0–20 years old. As a contemporary piece the pile is still even and largely unwalked.