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Quran lectern rahla, Islamic art, Turkish, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922, Quran lectern decorated with arabesques, geometric ornament, lotuses, tulips, rosettes; decorated with rosettes, geometric ornament, arabesque, lotus tulip motif. 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 wooden folding stand with an X-shaped form made of two long carved panels hinged at the center, resting on a neutral gray background; the wood shows dark brown and lighter brown tones with visible carved patterns and a few lighter inlay accents, and subtle shadows on the gray surface beneath.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_441

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69.9Mb (801.3Kb) / 20.0in x 13.6in / 6000 x 4074 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Islamic art Turkish Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 Quran lectern decorated arabesques geometric ornament lotuses tulips rosettes decorated arabesque lotus tulip motif 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 wooden folding stand X-shaped form two long carved panels hinged center resting neutral gray background wood dark brown lighter brown tones visible patterns lighter inlay accents subtle shadows gray surface beneath.