Hand-Knotted Gabbeh Persian Rug, 243 × 174 cm, Wool

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Gabbeh of 243 × 174 cm. That is roughly 4.23 m² of floor, about 8' × 5.7'. Gabbeh rugs favour simple, open designs and a thick pile.

Construction

Stated material: new wool.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. 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 black and grey. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.