Qom Persian Rug 59 × 89 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

A Qom from Iran, measuring 59 × 89 cm. That is roughly 0.53 m² of floor, about 1.9' × 2.9'. 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 small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as 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.