New carpet No. 56146 Qum Silk Iran 302 x 199 cm
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| Item Number: |
56146 |
| Name: |
Qum Silk |
| Country of Origin: |
Iran |
| Size: |
302 x 199 cm |
| Age:
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new |
| Pile: |
Silk |
| Design: |
floral / medallion |
| Ground Color: |
dark blue / navy |
| Knots per sqm: |
1,200,000 |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of silk
This carpet has a total of approximately 7,212,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 9,616 hours or 1,068 working days to hand-knot this carpet. |
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More about the provenance Qum | Iran
Qum (also: "Qom" or "Ghom") is located in Central Iran and was called "Kumandan" in pre-Islamic times. After Meshed, Qum is the second most important pilgrimage city in Iran. The second Shah of the Quajar dynasty had the dome of Fatima's mausoleum covered with gold (Fatima was the sister of the 8th Imam Reza and is buried in Qum). Around 1930 carpet manufacturing began in Qum and today you have a number of esteemed manufactories in Qum. Qum rugs are mostly woven with the Persian knot as opposed to the Turkish knot with which most Persian rugs are made. In general one can characterize Qum rugs by being fine and accurately made. Some manufactories have specialized in making silk rugs and gained a high standard and high popularity.
