Caption

Quran lectern rahla, Islamic art, Persian art, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, geometric ornament, stands, rahla, Quran, Persian culture, 19th century, Iran, piece of furniture; unfolded: length 21.5 cm, width 41.4 cm; folded: length 41.5 cm, width 16.5 cm., An ornate folding wooden stand with intricate geometric inlaid patterns covering its surfaces, showing a rectangular top panel hinged to an angled lower panel that splits into two carved legs; the patterning forms concentric framed designs with a central diamond motif on both panels, and the lower panel includes a decorative cutout where the legs meet; visible colors include brown from the wood, dark brown or black in the inlay, red accents, cream or beige highlights, and small touches of green, all set against a neutral light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_453

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80.7Mb (2.5Mb) / 20.0in x 15.7in / 6000 x 4702 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Islamic art Persian art Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 geometric ornament stands rahla Quran Persian culture 19th century Iran piece furniture unfolded length 21.5 cm width 41.4 cm folded length 41.5 cm width 16.5 cm ornate folding wooden stand intricate geometric inlaid patterns covering surfaces showing rectangular top panel hinged angled lower panel splits two carved legs patterning forms concentric framed designs central diamond motif panels lower panel includes decorative cutout legs meet visible colors include brown wood dark brown black inlay red accents cream beige highlights small touches green set neutral light gray background.