Qom Persian Rug 195 × 136 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

About this rug

Origin Iran, format 195 × 136 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 2.65 m², or 6.4' × 4.5'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Size and placement

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

On the knot count

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

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.