Hand-Knotted Persian Rug, 238 × 166 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 238 × 166 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 3.95 m² (7.8' × 5.4').

What it is made of

The pile is wool, on a warp of cotton. It is entirely hand-knotted.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. Large enough to hold a full seating group.

On the knot count

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

On the colourway

The stated colourway is red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Condition

Stated age: contemporary, 0–20 years old. As a contemporary piece the pile is still even and largely unwalked.