Hand-Knotted Sarouk Farahan Persian Rug, 205 × 131 cm, Wool

At a glance

This Farahan, Sarouk comes from Iran and measures 205 × 131 cm. The covered area is about 2.69 m² (6.7' × 4.3'). Sarouk rugs are known for dense knotting and floral motifs.

Materials and construction

Stated material: new wool.

Where it fits

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

Fineness of the knotting

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

How it reads

It is catalogued under red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.