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Item Number:
56171
Name:
Qum Silk
Country of Origin:
Iran
Size:
250 x 150 cm
Age:
new
Pile:
Silk
Design:
floral / medallion
Ground Color:
dark blue / navy
Knots per sqm:
1,000,000
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 3,750,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 5,000 hours or 556 working days to hand-knot this carpet.
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.
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