Wool Hamadan Persian Rug 213 × 132 cm, hand-knotted

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Hamadan of 213 × 132 cm. The covered area is about 2.81 m² (7' × 4.3'). Hamadan rugs are typically sturdy and geometrically patterned.

Materials and construction

Stated material: new wool.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

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.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.