Qom Persian Rug 209 × 308 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 209 × 308 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 6.44 m² (6.9' × 10.1'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, Seidenkette.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as black and grey. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.