Caption

Quran lectern rahla, Ottoman Turkish, 19th century. Wooden piece of furniture used for holding the Quran, decorated with arabesques, geometric ornament, rosettes, lotus tulip motifs, lotuses, and tulips. Decorated with rosettes, geometric ornament, arabesque, lotus tulip motif. 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 book stand formed by two interlocking panels arranged in an X shape, showing intricate openwork and relief carvings with floral and geometric motifs; the wood is dark brown with areas of lighter brown on the underside and edges, and there are small inlaid pieces that appear white; the background is a smooth gray surface and gray backdrop.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_438

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

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Ottoman Turkish 19th century Wooden piece furniture holding Quran decorated arabesques geometric ornament rosettes lotus tulip motifs lotuses tulips Decorated arabesque lotus tulip motif 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 book stand formed two interlocking panels arranged X shape showing intricate openwork relief carvings floral geometric motifs wood dark brown areas lighter brown underside edges small inlaid pieces white background smooth gray surface gray backdrop.