Caption

Quran lectern rahla, Islamic art, Turkish, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922; Quran; 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., The image shows a tall, narrow carved wooden panel with ornate openwork and inlaid geometric flower shapes. The wood is dark brown with lighter brown highlights along carved edges, and there are several small white inlaid flower motifs set into the carved patterns. The panel features a rectangular top piece followed by a section of dense carved vines and scrolls, a central area with an open, symmetrical floral motif, and a lower tapering section with interlaced curves and pointed tips. The background behind the panel is a flat gray color.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_443

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Rights managed

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44.3Mb (964.4Kb) / 8.6in x 20.0in / 2578 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Islamic art Turkish Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 Quran 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 image tall narrow carved wooden panel ornate openwork inlaid geometric flower shapes wood dark brown lighter brown highlights carved edges several small white inlaid flower motifs set carved patterns panel features rectangular top piece followed section dense vines scrolls central area open symmetrical floral motif lower tapering interlaced curves pointed tips background panel flat gray color.