Antique Kashan Persian Rug, 204 × 140 cm, Wool

The piece in short

This Kashan comes from Iran and measures 204 × 140 cm. That is roughly 2.86 m² of floor, about 6.7' × 4.6'.

What it is made of

Pile material is given as Handgesponnene Wolle, warp as cotton. Construction method: hand-knotted. Weight is given as ap. 8 kg.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

Colour and appearance

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.

Age and condition

Stated age: antique. In a rug of this age, patina and some pile loss belong to the picture.