Caption

Quran lectern ra?la, maker, 19th century Qajar dynasty, Iran; Persian Islamic art; geometric ornament; piece of furniture; function: stands/ra?la for the Quran; unfolded: length 21.5 cm, width 41.4 cm; folded: length 41.5 cm, width 16.5 cm., An open wooden book stand with two hinged panels rests on a pale gray surface against a light gray background; the stand is decorated all over with intricate repeating geometric and floral patterns in dark brown, gold, red, black, and green, with lighter cream-colored edging along the outer borders, and the carved legs form intersecting supports with matching ornate designs.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_451

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Rights managed

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74.9Mb (3.9Mb) / 20.0in x 14.5in / 6000 x 4362 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern ra?la maker 19th century Qajar dynasty Iran Persian Islamic art geometric ornament piece furniture function stands ra?la Quran unfolded length 21.5 cm width 41.4 cm folded length 41.5 cm width 16.5 cm open wooden book stand two hinged panels rests pale gray surface light gray background stand decorated intricate repeating geometric floral patterns dark brown gold red black green lighter cream-colored edging outer borders carved legs form intersecting supports matching ornate designs.