Hand-Knotted Hamadan Persian Rug, 127 × 77 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Hamadan of 127 × 77 cm. The covered area is about 0.98 m² (4.2' × 2.5'). Hamadan rugs are typically sturdy and geometrically patterned.

Materials and construction

Stated material: new wool.

Format and use

Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

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.