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, A flat decorative object with intricate patterned surfaces lies open on a light gray background, showing a pair of rectangular panels connected by hinged, curved sections; the surfaces feature dense small floral and geometric motifs in shades of brown, dark green, red, and cream with narrow borders and repeated designs, and the object has carved wooden edges and layered sides where the brown wood and cream inlay are visible.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_457

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Rights managed

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64.3Mb (2.8Mb) / 20.0in x 12.5in / 6000 x 3744 (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 flat decorative object intricate patterned surfaces lies open light gray background showing pair rectangular panels connected hinged curved sections feature dense small floral geometric motifs shades brown dark green red cream narrow borders repeated designs object carved wooden edges layered sides brown wood cream inlay visible.