Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 300 × 200 cm, Silk

Overview

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 300 × 200 cm. That is roughly 6 m² of floor, about 9.8' × 6.6'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. Large enough to hold a full seating group.

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.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under multicolour. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.