Qom Persian Rug 77 × 114 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 77 × 114 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 0.88 m² (2.5' × 3.7'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Pile material is given as 100% silk, warp as 100% silk. The rug was hand-knotted throughout.

Format and use

Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

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.

How it reads

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