Hand-Knotted Persian Rug, 203 × 310 cm, Wool

Overview

Origin Iran, format 203 × 310 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 6.29 m² (6.7' × 10.2').

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 12-15mm.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

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.

How it reads

It is catalogued under 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.