Silk Qom Persian Rug 98 × 148 cm, hand-knotted

The piece in short

A Qom from Iran, measuring 98 × 148 cm. The covered area is about 1.45 m² (3.2' × 4.9'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, Seidenkette.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

On the knot count

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.

Colour and appearance

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