Hand-Knotted Qom Persian Rug, 205 × 145 cm, Wool & Silk

The piece in short

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 205 × 145 cm. The covered area is about 2.97 m² (6.7' × 4.8'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Construction: wool, silk in the pile over a cotton foundation. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Weight is given as ap. 10 kg.

Where it fits

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 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

On the colourway

The stated colourway is multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Condition

Stated condition: Neu.