Shiraz Persian Rug 167 × 252 cm in Wool, hand-knotted

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Shiraz of 167 × 252 cm. That is roughly 4.21 m² of floor, about 5.5' × 8.3'. Shiraz rugs come from a nomadic weaving tradition.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Format and use

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 200,000–299,999 knots/m². This knot density balances pattern definition against hard-wearing construction.

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.