Hand-Knotted Gabbeh Persian Rug, 195 × 124 cm, Wool

At a glance

This Gabbeh comes from Iran and measures 195 × 124 cm. That is roughly 2.42 m² of floor, about 6.4' × 4.1'. Gabbeh rugs favour simple, open designs and a thick pile.

Materials and construction

Stated material: new wool.

Format and use

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 200,000–299,999 knots/m². This knot density balances pattern definition against hard-wearing construction.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as red and orange. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.