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Quran lectern ra?la, maker, 19th century, Turkey; Ottoman dynasty; Islamic art, Turkish. Wooden folding lectern for a Quran, decorated with arabesques, geometric ornament, rosettes, lotus/tulip motifs; decorated with rosettes, geometric ornament, arabesque, lotus tulip motif. 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 dark brown wooden folding stand with two carved panels crossed in an X shape, each panel showing intricate openwork patterns and smooth surfaces, set against a neutral gray background; visible colors include dark brown, lighter brown highlights on the wood grain, and shades of gray in the background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_442

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Quran lectern ra?la maker 19th century Turkey Ottoman dynasty Islamic art Turkish Wooden folding lectern Quran decorated arabesques geometric ornament rosettes lotus tulip motifs arabesque lotus tulip motif 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 dark brown wooden stand two carved panels crossed X shape panel showing intricate openwork patterns smooth surfaces set neutral gray background visible colors include dark brown lighter brown highlights wood grain shades gray background.