Hand-Knotted Persian Rug, 228 × 306 cm, Wool

At a glance

A Oriental rug from Iran, measuring 228 × 306 cm. The covered area is about 6.98 m² (7.5' × 10').

Materials and construction

Stated material: new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

Colour and appearance

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.