Caption

Quran lectern rahla, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century. Wooden piece of furniture for holding the Quran, decorated with arabesques, geometric ornaments, rosettes, lotus tulip motifs, lotuses and tulips. Inscription/classification details not specified. 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 bookrest holding an open book, positioned with its two dark brown wooden panels crossed in an X shape; the bookrest has intricate cut-out and carved patterns and lighter inlaid accents, with tones of dark brown and hints of lighter wood; the open book shows aged pages with decorative colored borders and patterns in shades of gold, brown, blue, and red, and the book’s cover appears darker brown; the background is a smooth neutral gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_447

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Rights managed

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95.1Mb (1.2Mb) / 20.0in x 18.5in / 6000 x 5540 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Ottoman Turkey 19th century Wooden piece furniture holding Quran decorated arabesques geometric ornaments rosettes lotus tulip motifs lotuses tulips Inscription classification details specified Unfolded height 50.6 cm width 91.5 cm depth 21.3 cm weight 1.7 kg Folded 80.5 cm width 21.3 cm carved wooden bookrest holding open book positioned two dark brown wooden panels crossed X shape bookrest intricate cut- carved patterns lighter inlaid accents tones dark brown hints lighter wood aged pages decorative colored borders patterns shades gold brown blue red book’s cover darker brown background smooth neutral gray.