Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Bijar Persian Rug, 85 × 285 cm

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Bijar of 85 × 285 cm. The covered area is about 2.42 m² (2.8' × 9.4').

What it is made of

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 12-15mm.

Format and use

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

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

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.

Period

Stated condition: new.