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 open ornate book rests on an intricately decorated wooden stand, showing two facing pages with dense lines of dark script surrounded by rectangular decorative borders; the book cover and stand feature repeating geometric and floral patterns in shades of brown, red, gold, black, and white, while the pages are aged beige with some darker spots and light brown edges, all set against a smooth light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_463

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Rights managed

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73.8Mb (4.0Mb) / 20.0in x 14.3in / 6000 x 4297 (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 open ornate book rests intricately decorated wooden stand showing two facing pages dense lines dark script surrounded rectangular decorative borders book cover stand feature repeating geometric floral patterns shades brown red gold black white pages aged beige darker spots light brown edges set smooth light gray background.