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Quran lectern rahla, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century. Wooden piece of furniture decorated with arabesques, geometric ornament, rosettes, lotus tulip motif, lotuses, tulips. Function: Quran lectern. Unfolded: height 50.6 cm, width 91.5 cm, depth 21.3 cm, weight 1.7 kg. Folded: height 80.5 cm, width 21.3 cm, weight 1.7 kg., A carved wooden folding stand with two interlocking panels arranged in an X shape, showing a dark brown finish with lighter brown edges and worn areas; the front panel features ornate openwork carving with flowing geometric and vegetal patterns and inlaid lighter pieces that appear pale or off-white; the top surfaces of the panels are smoother and darker brown, while the background is a smooth neutral gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_437

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95.1Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 18.5in / 6000 x 5540 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Ottoman Turkey 19th century Wooden piece furniture decorated arabesques geometric ornament rosettes lotus tulip motif lotuses tulips Function Quran lectern Unfolded height 50.6 cm width 91.5 cm depth 21.3 cm weight 1.7 kg Folded height 80.5 cm width 21.3 cm carved wooden folding stand two interlocking panels arranged X shape showing dark brown finish lighter brown edges worn areas front panel features ornate openwork carving flowing geometric vegetal patterns inlaid lighter pieces pale off-white top surfaces panels smoother darker brown background smooth neutral gray.