Hand-knotted Qom Persian Rug in Silk, 75 × 61 cm

A hand-knotted Qom rug from Iran, 75 × 61 cm. What marks a Qom is the drawing: crowded, precise, and usually laid out around a medallion or a panelled field. The stated density is 700,000-799,999 knots/sqm; over 0.46 m² that is roughly 343,000 knots, a fine weave that keeps small motifs legible. Pile 100% silk, warp 100% silk. A silk pile shifts tone as you move past it — the same field reads light from one side of the room and dark from the other. Small enough (75 × 61 cm) that the weave can be read from close up. Proportion 1.23:1. This is the only example of this rug; when it is gone the size and drawing do not repeat.