Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 205 × 138 cm, Silk

Overview

Origin Iran, format 205 × 138 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.83 m² of floor, about 6.7' × 4.5'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

Knot density and quality

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.

How it reads

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