Qom Persian Rug 196 × 196 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 196 × 196 cm. That is roughly 3.84 m² of floor, about 6.4' × 6.4'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

The pile is silk, on a warp of silk. It is entirely hand-knotted. Weight is given as approx. 16 kg.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

How it reads

It is catalogued under multicolour. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.

Condition

Stated age: contemporary, 0–20 years old. As a contemporary piece the pile is still even and largely unwalked.