Caption

Quran lectern rahla, Islamic art, Turkish, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922. Quran lectern decorated with arabesques, geometric ornament, rosettes, lotus tulip motif; decorated with rosettes. 19th century, Turkey. Piece of furniture. Dimensions 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., An open book with ornate patterned page edges rests on a carved wooden book stand; the book's pages show intricate decoration in shades of gold, blue, red, and brown, and the covers are dark brown; the stand is dark wood with carved, interlacing floral and geometric cutouts and small inlaid lighter-colored accents, set against a neutral light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_448

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95.1Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 18.5in / 6000 x 5540 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Islamic art Turkish Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 Quran lectern decorated arabesques geometric ornament rosettes lotus tulip motif decorated 19th century Turkey Piece furniture Dimensions 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 open book ornate patterned page edges rests carved wooden book stand book's pages intricate decoration shades gold blue red brown covers dark brown stand dark wood carved interlacing floral geometric cutouts small inlaid lighter-colored accents set neutral light gray background.