Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Bijar Persian Rug, 85 × 296 cm

The piece in short

A Bijar from Iran, measuring 85 × 296 cm. It covers approximately 2.52 m², or 2.8' × 9.7'.

Construction

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

Size and placement

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

Fineness of the knotting

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

On the colourway

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.