Caption

Quran lectern rahla, Islamic/Persian art, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, geometric ornament, stand for Quran, Persian, 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 open ornate object with mirrored symmetrical halves connected by a central ribbed spine, each half covered in a dark background patterned with winding yellow vines and small red floral motifs, edged with thin red trim; the inner surfaces show darker inset panels with intricate geometric designs in muted browns and grays, and a few irregularly shaped cutouts revealing more patterned interior layers; a narrow vertical strip of light-colored worn material is attached near the spine with visible rough edges; the overall color palette includes black, yellow, red, brown, gray, and beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_455

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Rights managed

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49.7Mb (1.9Mb) / 20.0in x 9.7in / 6000 x 2898 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Islamic Persian art Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 geometric ornament stand Quran Persian 19th century Iran piece furniture unfolded length 21.5 cm width 41.4 cm folded length 41.5 cm width 16.5 cm open ornate object mirrored symmetrical halves connected central ribbed spine half covered dark background patterned winding yellow vines small red floral motifs edged thin red trim inner surfaces darker inset panels intricate geometric designs muted browns grays irregularly shaped cutouts revealing patterned interior layers narrow vertical strip light-colored worn material attached near spine visible rough edges color palette includes black yellow red brown gray beige.