Qum carpets are considered as being among the finest in the world. Qum, a city located south of Tehran, creates exceptional works of art, often entirely woven from silk. Its weaving industry, started only in the 20th century, has developed an unequalled reputation for spectacular pieces of pure hand-woven silk. Qum rugs are generally the most expensive rugs in comparable categories. Their higher than average prices reflect the superb quality of their materials, design and execution. This Qum rug combines not only the most impressive artistic talents formerly known as Persia, but also the technical sophistication of Chinese silk producing as well as rug making. This Qum rug exhibits some of the most desirable elements of hand-knotted rugs. The knot density is approximately 260 lines, yielding approximately 350 knots per square inch. The foundation and the pile is 100 natural silk. This rug features expertly dyed and coordinated colors of tan, red, light green, black, peach, olive, grey. Find the creations of artisans from across the globe at Overstock.com. Slight variation in the color, design and size in each piece is normal in handmade rugs. Due to the difference of monitor colors, some rug colors may vary slightly. Overstock.com tries to represent all rug colors accurately. Please refer to the text above for a description of the colors shown in the photo. All rug sizes are approximate Imported