Qom Persian Rug 191 × 130 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

About this rug

Origin Iran, format 191 × 130 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 2.48 m², or 6.3' × 4.3'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

The stated colourway is multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.