Caption

Quran lectern rahla, Islamic art, Turkish, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922; Quran lectern decorated with arabesques, geometric ornament, lotuses, tulips, rosettes; 19th century, Turkey; piece of furniture; 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 vertically oriented carved wooden panel with dark brown color featuring intricate swirling and interlaced vegetal motifs, openwork sections, and several small white floral inlays arranged in star-like patterns; the top portion is a rectangular hinged element with carved borders and a few white inlaid stars, below which a carved band with geometric and scrollwork patterns leads to an open lattice area with ornate curving shapes and another white inlaid star, all set against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_440

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Rights managed

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39.1Mb (1.3Mb) / 7.6in x 20.0in / 2277 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Islamic art Turkish Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 Quran lectern decorated arabesques geometric ornament lotuses tulips rosettes 19th century Turkey piece furniture 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 vertically oriented carved wooden panel dark brown color featuring intricate swirling interlaced vegetal motifs openwork sections several small white floral inlays arranged star- patterns top portion rectangular hinged element carved borders white inlaid stars carved band geometric scrollwork patterns leads open lattice area ornate curving shapes another white inlaid star set neutral gray background.