Hand-Knotted Qom Persian Rug, 86 × 60 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 86 × 60 cm. The covered area is about 0.52 m² (2.8' × 2'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Pile material is given as Handgesponnene Wolle, warp as cotton. Construction method: hand-knotted. Weight is given as ap. 2 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Age and condition

Stated condition: Neu.